NOUN | a parachute | parachutes | |
VERB | to parachute | parachuted | parachuted parachuting | parachutes | |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
VERB to infinitive | simple past | past participle
present participle | 3rd person
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- Upon the entry of the United States into World War II, the company began manufacturing parachutes for the U.S.
- A canopy formation is a formation built by parachutists by flying their parachutes in proximity to each other and then taking grips ("docking") on other jumpers' parachutes.
- F. parachutes. People began to make blouses, lingerie, children's wear, curtains and several other things out of these parachutes.
- 5–3 years undertake three different 45-day courses that cover maintaining parachutes, packing parachutes, and quality control of parachutes.
- The test was witnessed by 50 senior military officials and led to the widescale use of nylon for parachutes.
- Kotelnikov continued to be an important figure in the development of parachutes and parachuting in the Soviet Union.
- After a successful launch, only two of three main parachutes deployed. Despite this, NASA and Boeing deemed the test a success, as Starliner was designed to function on two parachutes if necessary.
- As early as 1806, Ruggieri sent mice and rats up in rockets, recovering them through the use of parachutes.
- Parachutes are used to slow down vehicles travelling very fast.
- The Earth landing sequence was normal until a riser for one of the three main parachutes broke as a result of its rubbing against the structure on the command module upper deck.
- The company manufacturers main parachutes as well as reserves, harnesses and parachute cargo systems.
- Gemini Powered Parachutes was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Culver, Indiana.
- Small creatures and seeds that have evolved parachutes can be blown on the wind for long distances.
- SpaceX uses Zylon for the suspension lines on their Mk3 parachutes. The four Mk3 parachutes are used on SpaceX's human-rated Crew Dragon spacecraft.
- The crew module is equipped with two parachutes for redundancy, while one parachute is good enough for safe splashdown.
- IRVIN-GQ, part of Airborne Systems Group, makes parachutes for the military, near the junction of the A4093 with the main road A4064. GQ Parachutes had been formed in 1932.
- Another risk factor is that of "canopy collisions", or collisions between two or more skydivers under fully inflated parachutes.
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