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parafoil
parafoil (ˈpærəfɔɪl) Also para-foil. [f. para-3 + aerofoil.] A structure of fabric designed to function as both a parachute and an aerofoil, providing lift that enables the wearer to glide.1967 N.Y. Times 13 Aug. 15 A revolutionary parachute invention..known as the para-foil, would enable pilots bai... Oxford English Dictionary
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Parafoil
Deployment shock prevented the parafoil's immediate acceptance as a parachute. The world's largest kite is a parafoil-variant. wikipedia.org
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Slider (parachuting)
To slow the opening of the parafoil, Theodore ran the cords through rings he designed that were slid to the top while packing the parachute. Theodore personally made the first full-size parafoil, which worked in its first drop. wikipedia.org
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Powered parachute
While in flight, and due to the design of the parafoil, PPCs effectively travel at a fixed airspeed, typically about . The propeller was shrouded in order to avoid entanglement with the parafoil lines. wikipedia.org
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Pegas 2000
The company also builds powered paragliding wings and parafoil kites. In 1993 the company started developing parafoil kites for kite surfing and kite snowboarding, establishing a school for kite boarding in 2002. wikipedia.org
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Pro-Design
The company also makes heavy parafoil wings under the name Sycon Aircraft. wikipedia.org
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Foil
projector for display to an audience Fluid dynamics Foil (fluid mechanics) Airfoil, a foil operating in air Hydrofoil, a foil operating in water Parafoil wikipedia.org
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Foil kite
Foil kites are soft kites based on the design of the parafoil. These parafoil kites were square in shape and had 6 cells. wikipedia.org
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I-TEC Maverick
Additionally, the vehicle can deploy a parafoil and fly as a powered parachute. wikipedia.org
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Atair Insect
Design The Atair Insect uses a parafoil for its kited wing, an evolution of Domina Jalbert's invention. wikipedia.org
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TrikeBuggy Delta
The carriage can also be used unpowered as the "Kite" model, drawn along on the ground by a parafoil kite in high wind conditions. Kite Model which deletes the engine and mounts a parafoil kite for ground propulsion. wikipedia.org
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Domina Jalbert
When the parafoil is used as a gliding parachute, thus opening after the payload or human has been in free-fall, the opening of the parafoil can be very When the parafoil is used in hang gliding as a paraglider, the parafoil is kited open before the human leaves the ground; in such cases a slider is not wikipedia.org
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Jalbert
1980), Canadian folk musician and singer-songwriter Domina Jalbert (1904–1991), invented the ram-air inflated flexible wing often called the "Jalbert parafoil wikipedia.org
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Pioneer Aerospace Corporation
In 1999, Pioneer manufactured, at the time, the world's largest parafoil (7,500 square ft.) for the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle, an emergency return capsule wikipedia.org
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MMIST CQ-10 SnowGoose
The CQ-10A uses a parafoil for lift; the CQ-10B uses an autogyro rotor for lift. The "B" version has twice the range of the "A" version. Variants CQ-10A Parafoil lift. CQ-10B Autogyro rotor lift with increased range. VSTOL. wikipedia.org
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