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canopy
Definição1
(1) The transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane fixed, hinged, or sliding and sometimes jettisonable by power. It also protects the occupants form airstream. In pressurized aircraft, a canopy help hold and maintain cockpit pressure. (2) The umbrella-like fabric body of a parachute, which provides high air-drag when deployed. It is usually made of nylon and supports the parachutists or load during the descent. It is the main deployable body of a parachute.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
Subárea1
Aircraft Structure
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capota
Imagem

 The raised canopy of an RAF Typhoon F2.

The raised canopy of an RAF Typhoon F2.

Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Typhoon_f2_zj910_canard_arp.jpg