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The entire assembly weighs 31 pounds (14 kg). Paratroopers can be dropped from an aircraft at a maximum speed of 173 mph (150 kn), at a minimum height of 500 ft (150 m). Maximum jump wind speed is 15 mph (13 kn). The T-10D Parachute assembly consists of five components: pack tray, troop harness, deployment bag, risers, and canopy. The parachute ...
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.
According to The New York Times, the Army has started to "wikify" certain field manuals, allowing any authorized user to update the manuals. [4] This process, specifically using the MediaWiki arm of the military's professional networking application, milSuite, was recognized by the White House as an Open Government Initiative in 2010.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, supersonic, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. [3] [4] The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter [5] and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH.
Quick-firing 4.7-inch gun on "Percy Scott" carriage at the Battle of Colenso. An early quick-firing field gun was created by Vladimir Baranovsky in 1872–75. [4] which was officially adopted by the Russian military in 1882. [5]
The 3-ring release system is a parachute component that is widely used by sport skydivers and military freefall parachutists to attach the two risers of a main parachute to the harness that bears the load under the parachute.
A flight deck manual, usually part of a Quick Reference Handbook: CLR Clear Seen on GFA and is used for sky coverage CMC central maintenance computer CMM component maintenance manual CMO Certificate Management Office: FAA CMV converted meteorological visibility: CMPA complex motor-powered aircraft CMU Communications Management Unit CNS
4.7-inch QF Gun, No. 563, Mark IV, manufactured in 1894 by Royal Gun Factory,on Percy Scott carriage,preserved in the courtyard of Indian Museum at Kolkata (Calcutta) 2 QF 4.7-inch B Mk IV* guns on central pivot mounts, Fort Amherst, St. John's, Newfoundland; 2 QF 4.7-inch B Mk IV* guns on central pivot mounts, Bell Island, Newfoundland