low-altitude parachute extraction system
1Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System — (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.This method was… …
2Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System — M551 Sheridan wird aus einer C 130 Hercules abgeworfen Das Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) (engl.: Fallschirm Herausziehen in geringer Höhe) ist eine militärische Methode, um aus einem Starrflügler Lasten abzusetzen, wenn eine… …
3low-altitude parachute extraction system — A low level, self contained system capable of delivering heavy loads into an area where air landing is not feasible from an optimum aircraft wheel altitude of 5 to 10 feet above ground level. One or more platforms may be dropped. Also called… …
4extraction parachute — i. A parachute that extracts a load from the aircraft and deploys the main parachute. ii. A parachute that extracts a load from the aircraft in a low altitude extraction system …
5LAPES — low altitude parachute extraction system …
6LAPES — Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (Governmental » Military) …
7M551 Sheridan — Type Light tank[1] …
8Battle of Khe Sanh — For the song by Cold Chisel, see Khe Sanh (song). Battle of Khe Sanh Part of the Vietnam War …
9Bataille De Khe Sanh — Situation de la base de Khe Sanh dans la province Quang tri Informations générales Date du 21 janvier au 8 avril 1968 …
10Bataille de Khe Sanh — 16°39′19.6″N 106°43′42.9″E / 16.655444, 106.728583 …
