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static line
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static line [′stadĀ·ik ‚līn]
(aerospace engineering)
A line attached to a parachute pack and to a strop or anchor cable in an aircraft so that when the load is dropped the parachute is deployed automatically.


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Components such as rigging and static lines will effect your ability to control and maneuver your parachute.
Stashing things under the seat wells can damage pilot static lines, wiring/connectors and avionic components installed there.
Wilson showed his humor when using his own work as an example of how we tend to draw artificial, static lines between things that are not as dearly categorized as they might seem.
 
 
 
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