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Parachutes
Parachutes are devices most commonly used in skydiving. They are sections of fabric, usually made from nylon, that helps to slow a person or object when dropped form a high open location.
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Can we put a parachute with all these properties in a small spacecraft why or why not?
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What effect does a hole in middle of the parachute have on the behaviour of the parachute?
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What is the definition of parachute?
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Parachute may be a noun or a verb.
As a noun it means "a cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake."
Example: You need a parachute to jump our of an airplane.
As a verb it means "drop or cause to drop from an aircraft by parachute"
Example: He will parachute from an airplane for the first time tomorrow.
They plan to parachute when they drop the supplies.
or "appoint or be appointed in an emergency or from outside the existing hierarchy."
They will chose someone to parachute into the position quickly.
When was Parachute Rigger Badge created?
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Parachute Rigger Badge was created in 1948.
When was the Parachute Regiment first formed?
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The Parachute Regiment, or Paras, is the British Army airborne unit and is attached to the Special Forces Support Group, or SFSG. It was first formed in 1941 during World War II as the 11th Special Air Services Battalion, later changed to the 1st Parachute Brigade.
What episode comes after partners and parachutes in Austin and ally?
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"Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction" and it aires april 5th at 8pm :)
Which parachute company has the highest safety rating?
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Red Bull Stratos have the highest safety rating of parachutes. One feature deploys the main chute and cuts away drogue at the same time.
Why does the rate of drop change in parachutes?
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Parachutes increase the wind resistance experienced by a falling object, thereby slowing the speed of decent.
How parachutes decrease terminal velocity?
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There is more surface area for the air particles to hit making the weight to air resistance ratio unbalanced.
Does a Cessna 180 Bush Plane have parachutes?
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The aircraft it's self does not have parachutes, though a pilot might bring a parachute with him although likely it would be of no use as jumping out of a Cessna 180 would likely cause severe injury or death from impact with the horizontal stabilizer.
