Parachuting
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Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from altitude to the surface using the power of gravity, and a parachute. The three phases of parachuting are free-fall, parachute deployment, and l
A skydiver holding the aircraft door immediately before exit at altitude
Garnerin by Edward Hawke Locker
Skydivers in freefall
Reserve parachute (right) in use
Drop zone
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A drop zone is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land. It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers and airborne forces, or a base from which recreational parachutists and sk
Drop zone in Skydive Empuriabrava, Catalonia, Spain
U.S. Army paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division parachute from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2007 at Pope Air Force Base
German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger) landing on Crete, May 1941
Drop zone in Pepperell, MA (USA), seen from the air