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drag chute

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drag chute [′drag ‚shüt]
(aerospace engineering)
drag parachute


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Aviation Survival Technicians (AST) inspect, service and maintain C-130 Hercules oxygen and wing raft systems; HU-25 Guardian oxygen systems and drag chute assemblies; and HH-65 Dolphin and HH-60 Jayhawk flotation systems.
USCG aviation ratings by Naval Aviation News
Space shuttles were not equipped with drag chutes to slow and steady their touchdowns until 1992, 11 years into the program.
GLENN HAVING A BLAST BACK IN OUTER SPACE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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