Aircraft

Aircraft

Any machine or device that is capable of atmospheric flight either by buoyancy or by the movement of air over its surfaces.

Industry: Aviation

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Aircraft

gravity airdrop

Military; Aircraft

Gravity airdrops use gravity in the sense that the attitude of the aircraft at the time of the drop causes the load to roll out of the plane like a sled down a hill.

Door bundle airdrop

Military; Aircraft

In a door bundle airdrop, the Loadmaster simply pushes out the load at the appropriate time.

low-velocity airdrop

Military; Aircraft

Low-Velocity Airdrop is the delivery of a load involving parachutes that are designed to slow down the load as much as possible to ensure it impacts the ground with minimal force.

high-velocity airdrop

Military; Aircraft

High-Velocity Airdrop is the delivery of a load involving a parachute meant to stabilize its fall.

low altitude parachute extraction system (LAPES)

LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System) is a variation of an HV drop where the aircraft almost completes a touch-and-go type pattern (without actually touching the ground) and the load is ...