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- Sinônimos
- brake parachute
- drag chute
- Definição1
- A parachute(s) fitted normally on combat or experimental aircraft and meant to reduce the landing run and/or the float after rounding off.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Nota adicional1
- A tail chute is located in the rear portion of the aircraft and provides a steady deceleration of 0.25 to 0.35 g. The tail chutes, however, become relatively inefficient at slower forward speeds. These are jettisoned either at the end of a landing run or when the aircraft has slowed down sufficiently. In some installations, they are automatically retracted at low speeds.
- Português
- paraquedas de cauda