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The Skye Ryder Aerochute was designed to comply with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles two-seat trainer exemption as well as the Experimental - Amateur-built aircraft rules. It features a 500 sq ft (46 m 2 ) parachute -style wing, two-seats-in- tandem accommodation, tricycle landing gear and a single 50 hp (37 kW) Rotax 503 engine in pusher ...
A pilot chute is a small auxiliary parachute used to deploy the main or reserve parachute. The pilot chute is connected by a bridle to the deployment bag containing the parachute. Pilot chutes are a critical component of all modern skydiving and BASE jumping gear. Pilot chutes are also used as a component of spacecraft such as NASA's Orion. [1]
Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m (3,255 ft). Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro , a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering .
On April 28, 1919, using the "Type A" 28 foot backpack parachute, volunteer Leslie Irvin, flying in a Smith piloted de Havilland DH9 biplane at 100 mph and 1500 feet above the ground, jumped (with a backup chute strapped to his chest) and manually pulled the ripcord fully deploying his chute at 1000 feet. [8]
A Florida Keys boat captain was arrested on a manslaughter charge Thursday in connection with a deadly parasailing trip this year, officials said. Captain arrested in deadly Florida Keys ...
Data from World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2004/2005 General characteristics Crew: one Wingspan: 32 ft 10 in (10 m) Wing area: 430 sq ft (40 m 2) Empty weight: 254 lb (115 kg) Gross weight: 772 lb (350 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 503 twin cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled aircraft engine, 54 hp (40 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed Performance Maximum speed: 36 mph (58 km/h, 31 kn) Wing loading: 1. ...
A Florida Keys boat captain who told police he cut a cable tethered to a struggling parasail rig, sending a young mother and two small children plummeting into the water, was charged Thursday with ...
Rising to a height of 100 meters (328 feet), Therme Dubai – Islands in the Sky will feature botanical gardens suspended from the air and cascading pools filled with restorative waters as well as ...