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LOW ALTITUDE PARACHUTE EJECTION SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
  • Air Forces
DEF

Air Force system of dropping up to 17 tons of supplies or equipment with a high degree of accuracy. In tests employing the C-130 aircraft flying at extreme low levels (five to 20 feet), cargo was extracted from the rear of aircraft by deployment of parachutes. The cargo falls to the ground and skids to a stop undamaged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Forces aériennes
OBS

Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Sous-comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'armée de terre.

Key term(s)
  • LAPES

Spanish

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