- gravity,
involving the
control of
speed during the
descent using a
parachute or
parachutes. For
human skydiving, it may
involve a
phase of more or less free-falling...
- A
parachute is a
device used to slow the
motion of an
object through an
atmosphere by
creating drag or, in a ram-air
parachute,
aerodynamic lift. A major...
-
dropped from
heights with the
benefit of
parachutes.
Early on,
animals were used as test
subjects for
parachutes and as entertainment.
Following the development...
- at the 2005
World Games in
Duisburg was pla**** from 16 to 17 July. 16
parachuters, from 11 nations, parti****ted in the tournament. The
competition took...
- the
tendency of
parachuters to
engage in pack journalism. One
potential advantage of this type of
journalism is that the
parachuter is an
outsider who...
- A
parachute rigger is a
person who is
trained or
licensed to pack,
maintain or
repair parachutes. A
rigger is
required to
understand fabrics, hardware...
- tight-****ing
style of the
early 1980s, "
parachute"
referred to the pants'
nylon material,
similar to a
parachute's.
Parachute pants became a fad in US culture...
- A
playground parachute is a round, multicolored,
nylon sheet commonly 20 to 30 feet in diameter. It may or may not have
handles on the periphery. It is...
-
Parachute Press is a
division of
Parachute Publishing, a
packager of book
series for
children and teenagers. The four
women listed as the company's prin****ls...
- A
pension parachute is a form of
poison pill that
prevents the
raiding firm of a
hostile takeover from
utilizing the
pension ****ets to
finance the acquisition...
