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rate of climb [′rāt əv ′klīm] (aerospace engineering) Ascent of aircraft per unit time, usually expressed as feet per minute. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The new craft will have battery power more than triple that of Alvin and a maximum ascent and descent rate almost 50 percent faster, characteristics that will enable the new submersible to spend more time on the ocean floor. The main parachute has a descent rate of 16 feet per second, and the reserve is 21 feet per second. ``Dropping that far in the time he had could be done, but it would have been a high descent rate,'' Crispin said. |
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