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RIPCORD PIN [1 record]

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Record 1 1983-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airborne Forces
OBS

[the ripcord is] the handle and the cord the jumper pulls to open his parachute. It looses the pins that unlock the back pack.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
OBS

un parachute à ouverture commandée ne s'ouvre que si le parachutiste tire une poignée (...) reliée à un câble (...) auquel sont fixées des aiguilles (...) la traction sur la poignée efface les aiguilles et [ouvre le sac]

Spanish

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