10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARACHUTE BRAKE»
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parachute brake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
parachute brake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Engineering, see parachute brake. Mining Engineering. a type of safety catch for
cages in mine shafts. parachute brake Engineering. 1. a parachute opened
horizontally from the tail of an aircraft upon landing to slow its ground speed.
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
2
Blitz!: Germany's Arado Ar 234 Jet Bomber
With an all-up weight of 13,200 pounds, without parachute brake, about 3,000-
foot landing run is needed. b. With an all-up weight of 13,200 pounds, with
parachute brake, the landing run is cut to 1,500 feet. 7. Tail parachute a. A
release slip is ...
J. Richard Smith, Eddie J. Creek, 1997
3
Pegasus Bridge-Benouville D-Day 1944
The parachute brake in the back of the glider was an extra worry. He feared that if
it was operated it would pitch the nose forward and send the glider into a vertical
dive. The control mechanism for the parachute was over Ainsworth's head.
4
Pegasus Bridge: Bénouville, D-Day 1944
The parachute brake in the back of the glider was an extra worry. He feared that if
it was operated it would pitch the nose forward and send the glider into a vertical
dive. The control mechanism for the parachute was over Ainsworth's head.
The newspapers just published this photograph of a CG-4A glider using its 10-
foot drag parachute brake. P.S.M. cover picture showed it 10 months ago
WORLD'S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF BAND INSTRUMENTS. that at
least two ...
6
Skorzeny_s Special Missions: The Memoirs of Hitler's Most ...
With the wind shrieking in our ears we approached our target. I saw Lieutenant
Meyer release the parachute brake, and then followed a crash and the noise of
shattering wood. I closed my eyes and stopped thinking. One last mighty heave, ...
7
Airborne Combat: Axis and Allied Glider Operations in World ...
Rockets were also used for braking gliders when they made their landings. The
Germans were the first to have a parachute brake, a deployable parachute at the
end of the fuselage that the pilot could activate to allow him to bring his glider into
...
8
The Naval Institute Guide to the Soviet Navy
There is a large dorsal air brake just behind the cockpit (folded); the projection
between the engine exhausts houses the parachute brake. MiG-29 Fulcrum This
is an advanced air-intercept fighter assigned to. NAVAL AIRCRAFT 353.
9
World Aerospace Systems
1 : Typical brake parachute installation YAXC-Tir lyjILIAl PARACHUTE Brake
parachutes have now been in regular operation as a means of decelerating
military aircraft on landing for nearly twenty years and considerable information is
...
My parachute brake creates laughs wherever I've skied in the Austrian Tyrol, but
believe me, it helps on some steep slopes. You can figure out how I got the idea,
being a Pan Am pilot. Charles H. Kimes Kitzbuhel, Tyrol Austria EARLY ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARACHUTE BRAKE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
parachute brake is used in the context of the following news items.
How on Earth Do You Stop a 1000 MPH Rocket Car?
And that includes the parachute brake that's key to the effort. The Bloodhound SSC (supersonic car) is part of a project to break the current ... «Wired, Jun 15»
NASA Launches Flying Saucer for Second Time; Parachute Brake …
NASA successfully launched a flying saucer for the second time ever, however the craft's parachute braking system failed once more ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
Su-34 bomber crashes in Voronezh region; pilots survive
... on June 4 a Su-34 aircraft was landing at an airfield in Voronezh region after a routine training flight, when its parachute brake failed to open. «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jun 15»
Netherlands commits to first operational F-35s
In separate F-35-related news, Dutch company Fokker has won a contract to manufacture parts of the parachute brake system for Norway's ... «IHS Jane's 360, Dec 14»
Fastest Audi S4 in the World: Turbo VR6 Engine - Video, Updated
Of course, the car is packed with all sorts of extreme mods, such as a cold air intake, a NASCAR-inspired spoiler, as well as a parachute brake. «autoevolution, Jun 12»
Tin triangle - display-flying the Vulcan
We do not use the parachute brake - it is treated as a emergency device as we have only got three chutes and they cost around £3,000 to be ... «Flightglobal, Dec 09»
