deceleration parachute

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• deceleration parachute — deceleration parachute, a parachute attached to an aircraft for slowing it down during landing …   Useful english dictionary

• deceleration parachute — A parachute attached to aircraft and deployed to slow it, especially during landing. Also called a brake parachute, drogue parachute, tail chute, or parabrake. See braking parachute …   Aviation dictionary

• PARACHUTE — Matériel aérien, le parachute sert à décélérer aérodynamiquement la vitesse d’un mobile, laquelle peut avoir pour origine la pesanteur ou la propulsion. La décélération est obtenue en offrant au vent relatif de l’air par rapport au mobile une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• 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

• parachute — parachutic, adj. parachutist, parachuter, n. /par euh shooht /, n., v., parachuted, parachuting. n. 1. a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down… …   Universalium

• parachute opening shock — The jolt felt by the parachutist caused by sudden deceleration when the parachute is deployed and when it opens up fully. If the opening shock is beyond the stipulated limits, the parachute can be ripped or damaged …   Aviation dictionary

• drogue parachute — i. A type of parachute attached to a body to slow it down. Also called a deceleration parachute or drag parachute. ii. A parachute used specifically to pull something, usually a larger parachute, out of stowage, as a drogue parachute deploys a… …   Aviation dictionary

• brake parachute — noun : a deceleration parachute * * * brake parachute noun A parachute attached to the tail of some high performance aircraft, used as a brake for landing • • • Main Entry: ↑brake * * * brake parachute, = drag parachute. (Cf. ↑drag parachute) …   Useful english dictionary

• Drogue parachute — A B 52H Stratofortress from the 307th Bomb Wing deploying its drag chute for landing …   Wikipedia

• tail parachute/tail chute — A parachute(s) fitted normally on combat or experimental aircraft and meant to reduce the landing run and/or the float after rounding off. A tail chute is located in the rear portion of the aircraft and provides a steady deceleration of 0.25 to 0 …   Aviation dictionary

• drag-parachute — dragˈ parachute noun A small parachute attached to the rear of an aircraft, which opens on landing to assist deceleration • • • Main Entry: ↑drag …   Useful english dictionary