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The MC-6 Parachute is a Maneuverable Canopy (MC) static line-deployed personnel parachute of the United States Armed Forces.Developed by United States Army Special Forces, the parachute has been used by American Special Operations Forces (SOF) beginning in 2006 and Australian SOF starting in 2011.
Lesley James McNair (25 May 1883 – 25 July 1944) was a senior United States Army officer who served during World War I and World War II.He attained the rank of lieutenant general during his life; he was killed in action during World War II, and received a posthumous promotion to general.
MC-6 parachute; Military Free Fall Parachute System; N. NPP Zvezda; S. Scientific Research Institute of Parachute Construction ... This page was last edited on 26 ...
Demonstration of the Hi Glide 6-to-1 standoff flight characteristics, ca. 2009. The RA-1 Military Free-Fall Advanced Ram-Air Parachute System (MFF ARAPS) provides a multi-mission, high-altitude parachute delivery system that allows personnel to exit at altitudes between 3,500 feet and 35,000 feet. The parachute, which replaces the current MC-4 ...
Parachute Maintenance Wing (PMW) – stores repairs and repacks all personnel parachutes. Logistic Support Wing – stores, transport, medical and catering. The school provides static line training with the T-11 non-steerable parachute and the MC-6 steerable parachute at altitudes between 800 feet (240 m) and 1,000 feet (300 m) on land and water.
In 1994, he began working as an MC and commentator. McDonald has commentated on multiple Darts World Championship Games. [ 3 ] Throughout his career, McDonald has commentated on Boxing, Snooker, Fishing, Poker, Tennis, Table-Tennis and Darts for Sky Sports and ITV both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
The Genesis space probe returned a sample of solar wind particles in a "particle trap" device that was so delicate, that it would have been damaged by a parachute landing. This task called for a plan involving a mid-air retrieval, using helicopters flown by Hollywood stunt pilots contracted by NASA.
Colonel Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin, DSO & Bar, MC (2 December 1908 – 28 February 1974) was an officer of the British Army who saw service during the Second World War.He commanded the 3rd Parachute Battalion in North Africa and the 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion in Normandy, Belgium and Germany.