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Parachute
Round parachutes
Uses
Round parachutes are purely a drag device. military, emergency and cargo applications (e.g. airdrops)
“Imagination Is the Highest Kite One Can Fly: The Life and Times of a Master of the Wind, Domina Cléophas Jalbert, Part 2 | the Channel.” Ingeniumcanada.org, ingeniumcanada.org/channel/articles/imagination-is-the-highest-kite-one-can-fly-the-life-and-times-of-a-master-of-0#:~:text=The%20air%20which%20circulates%20between. Accessed 10 May 2023.
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Ram air parachute
Uses
Ram parachute are used for sky diving, base jumping, paragliding, and for military purposes.
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Cris. “Ram-Air Parachute.” Ten Random Facts, 14 Nov. 2015, tenrandomfacts.com/ram-air-parachute/#:~:text=Ram%2Dair%20parachutes%20are%20used. Accessed 10 May 2023.
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Cruciform Parachute
Uses
Cruciform parachute. Designed to provide a more steady descent by reducing oscillation. it has been modified in recent times by the US Army, reducing descent speed by as much as 30%. This reduces the chance of landing injury.
“Round & Cruciform Parachutes / Independence Paragliding.” Www.independence.aero, www.independence.aero/en/reserves/explanations/round-cruciform-parachutes/. Accessed 10 May 2023.
Parafoil parachute
Uses
Parafoils see wide use in a variety of windsports such as kite flying, powered parachutes, paragliding, kitesurfing, speed flying, wingsuit flying and skydiving.
“What Is a Parafoil Kite?” Great Canadian Kite Company, www.canadiankitecompany.com/blogs/tie-to-the-sky/what-is-a-parafoil-kite#:~:text=The%20parafoil%20kite%20has%20an. Accessed 10 May 2023.
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