rip cord

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rip cord

A flexible cable attached to a parachute which, when pulled, opens the pack and allows the parachute to deploy.

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He pulled his parachute rip cord but a vital piece, designed to drag out the main canopy, was severed by gunfire.

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The riser version has polyolefin insulation and PVC jacket with rip cord.

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At 6,000 feet I pulled the rip cord and just stopped in mid-air.

Fall guy!

And he's not kidding, says Blackstone, who demonstrates the correct procedure for pulling the rip cord (use both hands and pull hard).

WELCOME TO THE DANGER ZONE AT AIR COMBAT USA, A THOUSAND BUCKS TURNS YOU INTO TOM CRUISE

He tugged in vain at the rip cord which deflates the balloon but it was stuck.

IT NEARLY KILLED ME; Balloon hero Fossett crash lands

When you get down to about 4,000ft, the other man taps you and pulls the rip cord.

Veteran leaps into history; Arnhem return as Arthur, 80, helps charity

After pulling a rip cord to start, riders can reach speeds of up to 100mph in just three seconds and fly up to 200ft - 50ft higher than Nelson's Column.

FLIGHTY SAM'S ON A NEW HIGH

Dennis Vacco, State Attorney General for the State of New York and the father of two children, who is the leader in the national fight against child pornographers on the Internet through his Operation Rip Cord, supports the use of parental monitoring software like Bo Dietl's One Tough ComputerCOP.

Computer Concepts Corp. Announces Launch of One Tough ComputerCOP for National Distribution

Tenders are invited for Supply of Rip cord assembly for pack chest

Supply of Rip cord assembly for pack chest

This week's Cutting Edge follows one of Britain's most prolific base jumpers and his right-hand man as they leap from the top of some of the country's most famous landmarks, cheating death by pulling their rip cord a mere seconds from impact.

THE MEN WHO JUMP OFF BUILDINGS; Channel 4, Wednesday, 9pm

With a simple pull of a rip cord a bright orange "safety sausage" automatically deploys and inflates, sticking almost five feet in the air for land visibility or laid across the water for air visibility.

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As one of the loadmasters reached up to close the door, his rip cord snagged on something and his parachute opened.