Action sport of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth using a parachute
"Skydiver" and "Skydive" redirect here. For other uses, see Skydiver (disambiguation) and Skydive (disambiguation).
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Parachuting
Four skydivers with deployed parachutes in Bex, Vaud, Switzerland
Highest governing body
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Characteristics
Contact
No
Mixed-sex
Yes
Type
Air sports
Presence
Country or region
Worldwide
Olympic
No
World Games
1997 – 2017
Parachuting and skydiving is a method of transiting from a high point in an atmosphere to the ground or ocean surface with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes.
For human skydiving, it may involve a phase of more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
For cargo parachuting, the parachute descent may begin immediately, such as a parachute-airdrop in the lower atmosphere of Earth, or be significantly delayed, such as in a planetary atmosphere where an object is descending "under parachute" following atmospheric entry from space, and may begin only after the hypersonic entry phase and initial deceleration that occurs due to friction with the thin upper atmosphere.
militaries utilize parachuting for the deployment of airborne forces and supplies. Special operations forces commonly employ parachuting, especially free-fall...
repeatedly parachuted a small arboreal monkey from his balloon. Meanwhile, Maud DeHaven and Richard P. Hill had parachuting dogs. The exploits of parachuting balloonist...
marketed to the sport parachuting community. Ram-air parafoils are steerable (as are most canopies used for sport parachuting), and have two layers of...
must demonstrate excellence in parachuting. U.S. Army Parachute Team, circa 1962 The Strategic Army Corps Sport Parachute Team (STRAC) was originally conceived...
airplane and parachuting them down to the ground. The program was started to address complaints about property damage from residents. Parachuting beavers proved...
nations The European Military- Parachuting Association (EMFV/EMPA/AEPM) is the first instance for active Military Parachuting in Europe. The Airborne Engineers...
deploy a parachute to slow their descent and land. A popular form of BASE jumping is wingsuit BASE jumping. In contrast to other forms of parachuting, such...
Operations, Basic Parachuting, Jump Master, Parachute Instructor, Static Line Square Parachuting, the three different phases of Parachute Rigger training...
control and slow their descent. Air brake (aircraft) Drogue Sea anchor "Parachuting at the site Divo: The Russian Book of records and achievements" (in Russian)...
air" and shooting parachuting enemy aircrew was contrary to their code of honour. The question of shooting an enemy pilot parachuting over his own territory...
The parachuting frog (Nyctimystes pterodactyla), or pale-eyed parachuting tree frog, is a species of frog found in New Guinea. It is in the Nyctimystes...
India has a history of sports dating back to the Vedic period. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport; it generates the highest television viewership...
are specially qualified in parachuting, including High-altitude military parachuting and are assigned to the parachuting section are awarded the GSG9's...
naturalization, was an Austro-Hungarian-born French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered...
A Parachute regiment is an airborne infantry military unit of paratroopers, trained in parachuting into a combat zone. Parachute Regiment may refer to:...
all the Aborigines' pencils'. Parachuting Rat is one of a number of works he executed in the city in 2003. Parachuting Rat adorned the wall above a doorway...
Parachute club may refer to: a club of parachuting and skydiving enthusiasts The Parachute Club, a Canadian band This disambiguation page lists articles...
World Parachuting Championships is the main competitive parachuting championships in the World, and is organised by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale...
A ballistic parachute, ballistic reserve parachute, or emergency ballistic reserve parachute, is a parachute ejected from its casing by a small explosion...
summer and winter sports conditions. The sports most commonly offered are parachuting, paragliding, skating, and zorbing. The majestic Solang Valley is renowned...
dropped from planes by parachute. Marine parachute training which began in New Jersey in October 1940 ended with the parachute units being disbanded at...
Parachute Press is a division of Parachute Publishing, a packager of book series for children and teenagers. The four women listed as the company's principals...
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