backpack parachute

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• backpack — A parachute pack attached to the parachute harness at the upper back of the wearer. A short term for backpack parachute …   Aviation dictionary

• Parachute — This article is about the device. For sports involving a parachute, see Parachuting. For other meanings, see Parachute (disambiguation). Parachutes opening A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by… …   Wikipedia

• Backpack helicopter — A backpack helicopter is a helicopter motor and rotor and controls assembly that can be strapped to a person s back, so that he can walk about on the ground wearing it, and can use it to fly. Its harness, like a parachute harness, should have a… …   Wikipedia

• backpack — 1. noun a) A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a students back when carrying books. b) A similarly placed item… …   Wiktionary

• Powered parachute — A powered parachute (motorized parachute, PPC, paraplane) is a parachute with motor and wheels. The aircraft s airspeed is typically about 25–35 mph (40–60 km/h). PPCs operate safely at heights ranging from a few feet off the ground (while ground …   Wikipedia

• James Floyd Smith — or J. Floyd Smith (October 17, 1884 ndash; April 18, 1956) was a test pilot and instructor for Glenn Martin and was a manufacturer of parachutes. He built and flew his own plane in 1912 and invented the manually operated parachute for the Army in …   Wikipedia

• back´pack´er — back|pack «BAK PAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. something made for carrying as a pack on one s back: »a backpack parachute. 2. anything carried as a pack on one s back: »Three were skin divers with backpacks of scuba gear (Time). –v.t., v.i. to carry a… …   Useful english dictionary

• back|pack — «BAK PAK», noun, verb. –n. 1. something made for carrying as a pack on one s back: »a backpack parachute. 2. anything carried as a pack on one s back: »Three were skin divers with backpacks of scuba gear (Time). –v.t., v.i. to carry a backpack or …   Useful english dictionary

• Bale — can refer to any of the following:Places* Basel, the Swiss city, for which the French name is Bâle * Bale, Istria, Croatia * Balé Province, Burkina Faso * Bale Province, Ethiopia, a former province in Ethiopia * Bale Zone in Oromia, Ethiopia *… …   Wikipedia

• Paragliding — is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free flying, foot launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing …   Wikipedia

• Frogman — This article is about a type of military diver. For other uses, see Frogman (disambiguation). A French frogman with bag on chest rebreather with 2 breathing tubes (model Oxygers , 1957) …   Wikipedia