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• escape capsule — A pressurized crew compartment that can be detached from the rest of the aircraft and parachute to the ground as a complete unit. It is in lieu of an ejection seat. However, its use is more in space vehicles rather than in aircraft …   Aviation dictionary

• Escape crew capsule — An escape crew capsule allows a pilot (or astronaut) to escape from their craft while it is subjected to extreme conditions such as high speed or altitude. The crewman remains encapsulated and protected until such time as the external environment …   Wikipedia

• Escape pod — An escape pod is a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency, usually only big enough for one person. An escape ship is larger, more complete craft also used for the same purpose. Escape pods are usually seen in science fiction,… …   Wikipedia

• Escape set — An escape set (in German Tauchretter = diver rescuer ) is a breathing set, which lets its wearer survive for a time in an environment without (sufficiently) breathable air, in particular underwater, primarily or originally intending mainly to… …   Wikipedia

• Escape pod (disambiguation) — Escape Pod may refer to the following:*Escape pod a capsule or craft used to escape in an emergency * Escape Pod an audio podcast fiction magazine …   Wikipedia

• Escape tower — and many other manned rocket series. History The idea of using a rocket to remove the capsule from a space vehicle was developed by Maxime Faget in 1958 [citeweb|url=http://astronautix.com/craft/mertower.htm|title= astronautix Escape Tower] as.… …   Wikipedia

• capsule — I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa box more at case Date: circa 1693 1. a. a membrane or sac enclosing a body part (as a knee joint or kidney) b. either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum 2. a closed… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• escape pod — noun /əˈskep.pɔd/ Any small, secondary, emergency use vehicle used to evacuate from the main vehicle during times of danger. Usually refers to a small pod like capsule that fits a low number of people. Escape pods are common in science fiction… …   Wiktionary

• Launch escape system — A Launch Escape System (LES) is a top mounted rocket connected to the crew module of a crewed spacecraft and used to quickly separate the crew module from the rest of the rocket in case of emergency. Since the escape rockets are above the crew… …   Wikipedia

• The Core Fighter's Escape — Infobox Gundam Episode (MSG) Title=The Core Fighter s Escape episode no= 7 prod code= airdateJ airdateUS= July 31, 2001 Episode 2=Re Entry to Earth Episode 1=Garma Strikes Current Episode=The Core Fighter s Escape Episode +1= Winds of War Episode …   Wikipedia

• Advanced Crew Escape Suit — The Advanced Crew Escape Suit, or ACES, is a full pressure suit currently worn by all Space Shuttle crews for the ascent and entry portions of flight. The suit is a direct descendant of the U.S. Air Force high altitude pressure suits worn by the… …   Wikipedia