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PARACHUTE STABILISATEUR [2 records]

Record 1 - 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 2 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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