parachute landing

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• Parachute Landing Fall — A Parachute Landing Fall is a safety technique devised to reduce the incidence of injury for those deploying a parachute.A PLF distributes the landing shock along the five points of contact: 1) balls of feet, 2) side of calf, 3) side of thigh, 4) …   Wikipedia

• parachute landing area — An area onto which parachute landings are intended to be made …   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

• landing — n. coming down to earth 1) to make a landing 2) a belly; bumpy; crash; emergency; forced; hard; instrument; pancake; safe; smooth; soft; three point landing 3) a parachute landing level part of a staircase 4) on a landing * * * [ lændɪŋ] bumpy… …   Combinatory dictionary

• parachute drop zone — A designated column of airspace with a minimum radius of 3 NM centered on a parachute landing area. In the vernacular, the dropping zone is the operations area where parachuting occurs and consists of the landing area, the packing area, and the… …   Aviation dictionary

• Landing — is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called landing and touchdown as well. A normal… …   Wikipedia

• Parachute — Par a*chute (p[a^]r [.a]*sh[=oo]t or p[a^]r [.a]*sh[udd]t), n. [F., fr. parer to ward off, guard + chute a fall. See {Parry}, and {Chute}, {Chance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A device made of a piece of cloth, usually silk, attached to multiple chords… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) — For a list of parachute regiments from other countries, see Parachute Regiment (disambiguation). The Parachute Regiment Cap Badge of the Parachute Regiment Active …   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 Jump — This article is about the Parachute Jump amusement ride. For the activity of jumping from a great height and using a parachute to slow one s fall, see Parachuting. Parachute Jump U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• parachute — An umbrella shaped area of fabric for producing drag. The fabric body is the canopy, constructed of a number of tapering strips, called gores, which meet at the top like slices of an orange. A hole at the top, called a vent, allows air to flow… …   Aviation dictionary