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drogue parachute
Definição1
1. A type of parachute attached to a body to slow it down. 2. A parachute used specifically to pull someting, usually a larger parachute, out of stowage , as a drogue parachute deploys a drag parachute. Used in ejection seats and low-altitude parachute extraction systems.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Français
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