- extraction parachute
- An auxiliary parachute designed to release and extract and deploy cargo from aircraft in flight and deploy cargo parachutes. See also gravity extraction.
Military dictionary. 2000.
extraction parachute
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extraction parachute — ištraukiamasis parašiutas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Pagalbinis parašiutas atlaisvinti ir iš skrendančio orlaivio ištraukti bei išskleisti krovinio parašiutus. atitikmenys: angl. extraction parachute pranc. parachute extracteur … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
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