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31Air operations during the Greek Civil War — involved primarily the air forces of the United Kingdom, South Africa, and the government of Greece against ground elements of the ELAS and other anti government forces. Arrival of the Royal Air Force The arrival of British forces to Greece in… …
32Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …
33Banzai skydive — The sport of banzai skydiving involves throwing a parachute out of a flying plane and then jumping after it, the aim being to catch up with it, strap it on and deploy the parachute before hitting the ground.Craig Glenday, editor of Guinness World …
34Parachuting — Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is where a person jumps from enough height so that he can deploy a fabric parachute and land safely.The history of parachuting appears to start with Andre Jacques Garnerin who made successful parachute jumps… …
35Wingsuit flying — shape with fabric sewn between the legs and under the arms. It is also called a birdman suit or squirrel suit.A wingsuit can be flown from any point that provides sufficient altitude to glide through the air, such as skydiving aircraft or BASE… …
36skydiving — sky diver. /skuy duy ving/, n. the sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate or high altitude and free falling and using one s body to control direction or movements before opening one s parachute. Also, sky diving. [1955 60; SKY + DIVE +… …
37Operation Lighthouse (1937) — Operation Lighthouse was the name given to the failed experimental launch of four Aggregate 3 liquid fuel rockets by Wernher von Braun and Walter Dornberger on the German island of Greifswalder Oie in December 1937. Contents 1 Background and… …
38HALO jump — USASOC Military Free Fall Parachute Badge HALO/HAHO Military free fall form of insertion. Purpose Delivering personnel, equipment, or supplies. HALO High Altitude/Low Opening HAHO High Altitude/High Opening Origins Attributed to USAF …
39Battle of Fort Eben-Emael — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle for Fort Eben Emael partof=World War II caption= date=10 May, 1940 – 11 May, 1940 place=Fort Eben Emael, near the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands result=Decisive German victory… …
40static line — noun The cord attached from the parachute pack to the plane, used to automatically deploy the parachute …
