Static line
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A static line is a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object. It is used to open parachutes automatically for paratroopers and novice parachutists.
Military static line jump, from the rear of a C-130 Hercules
Deployment bag and permanently sewn 15-foot (4.6 m) static line assembly from military field manual for static line parachuting
Parachuting
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Parachuting is the descent of a person through the atmosphere using a parachute. In sport parachuting, a jumper normally exits an aircraft, passes through a period of free fall, deploys a steerable ca
Static line
…A static line is a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object. It is used to open parachutes automatically for paratroopers and novice parachutists. A static line is a cord attached at one end to the aircraft and at the other end to the top of the jumper's "D-Bag" (deployment bag, into which the…
A skydiver holding the aircraft doorway immediately before entering freefall.
A nineteenth-century illustration of Garnerin's 1797 parachute descent at Parc Monceau
A group of skydivers entering freefall after leaving an aircraft
A skydiver flaring the canopy immediately before touchdown