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POCKET BAND [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A piece of tape or line attached at the outside of the [parachute] skirt, across radial seams, in such a manner as to cause the gores to be pulled outward at inflation and thus to improve the opening characteristics of the canopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Bande de toile ou sangle cousue à l'extérieur de la bordure, en travers des coutures doubles, de manière à pousser les fuseaux vers l'extérieur au moment du gonflement du parachute et à améliorer ainsi les caractéristiques d'ouverture de la voilure.

Spanish

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