单词 | pilot chute |
释义 | > as lemmaspilot chute pilot chute n. = pilot parachute n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > parachute > [noun] > part which leads out main parachute pilot chute1920 pilot parachute1922 1920 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 27 Sept. 2/3 The pilot chute springs open automatically, and catching the rush of air, draws the main chute from the pack on the back of the aviator. 1973 ‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing x. 118 Free fall... Seven, eight, nine. Pull it. Crack of the pilot 'chute. Then the jerk and the drag. 1994 Skydiving Feb. 2/4 The jumper saw Creecy reaching for the handle of her pull out pilot chute at an altitude between 2000 to 2500 feet. < as lemmas |
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