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PARACHUTE DROGUE [7 records]

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Record 1 2024-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paradrop and Airdrop
  • Military Transportation
DEF

A device used to provide an anchor point for the stabilizing drogue parachute during the freefall phase of a cylinder drop.

OBS

force transfer device; FTD; load transfer device; LTD: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutage et largage
  • Transport militaire
DEF

Dispositif servant de point d'ancrage pour stabiliser le parachute-frein pendant la phase de chute libre du largage d'un cylindre.

OBS

dispositif de transfert de force; DTF : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

drogue parachute : an item in the "Aerospace Transportation Tools and Equipment" class of the "Distribution and Transportation Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

parachute stabilisateur : objet de la classe «Outillage et équipement de transport aérospatial» de la catégorie «Objets de manutention et de transport».

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-07-30

English

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

A parachute device installed on certain aircraft that is deployed to assist in deceleration of the aircraft.

OBS

drag chute; drogue chute : According to the Complete Multilingual Dictionary of Aviation and Aeronautical Terminology, chute is a slang term for "parachute. "

OBS

parabrake: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

drag chute: term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)
DEF

Dispositif muni d'un parachute installé sur certains aéronefs pour aider ces derniers à décélérer.

OBS

parachute-frein; parachute de freinage : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

parachute de freinage : terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria aeronáutica
  • Fuerzas aerotransportadas
  • Seguridad (Transporte aéreo)
CONT

Muchos aviones disponen en la cola de un paracaídas de frenado que, abierto al aterrizar, reduce considerablemente la longitud de pista necesaria para que se detenga el aparato.

OBS

paracaídas de frenado: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Back Cover Subsystem(BCSS). The Back Cover protects the DM [descent module] during entry, ensures depressurisation during launch and carries multi-layer insulation(MLI) for the cruise and coast phases. Since it does not have to meet stringent aerothermodynamic requirements, it is a stiffened aluminium shell of minimal mass(11. 4 kg) protected by Prosial(5 kg). It includes : an access door for late access during integration and for forced-air ground cooling of the Probe; a break-out patch through which the first(drogue) parachute is fired; a labyrinth sealing joint with the Front Shield, providing a non-structural thermal and particulate barrier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-07-09

English

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

first stage canopy : Usually, a small canopy which is deployed to provide initial stabilization of the payload and/or to decelerate the payload to a velocity or dynamic pressure where the intermediate or final stage canopy can be deployed. Often called a "drogue parachute".

CONT

drogue assembly : The main parachute canopy is extracted by a drogue parachute. The drogue parachute may be simplex or multiplex. The smaller drogue parachutes are called controller drogues; the largest is the main drogue.

OBS

chute: According to source DEMAV, it is a slang term for "parachute". According to source OXENG, it is a colloquial abbreviation.

OBS

See also "pilot parachute".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forces aéroportées
  • Sécurité (Transport aérien)

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
OBS

In America’s Skylab space station.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

Dans la station américaine de l'espace, Skylab.

Spanish

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Record 7 1984-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physical Geography
OBS

B.T. FAO, no 265, oct 72 (UNTEB)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie physique
OBS

RA

Spanish

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