The Wild Wonderful World Of Parachutes And Parachuting

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The Wild Wonderful World Of Parachutes And Parachuting

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Author : Bud Sellick
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1981

The Wild Wonderful World Of Parachutes And Parachuting written by Bud Sellick and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Sports & Recreation categories.

Verschillende aspecten van het parachutespringen en aandacht voor belangrijke wedstrijden in deze tak van sport

Magnificent Failure

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Author : Craig Ryan
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2014-09-02

Magnificent Failure written by Craig Ryan and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Locked in a desperate Cold War race against the Soviets to find out if humans could survive in space and live through a free fall from space vehicles, the Pentagon gave civilian adventurer Nick Piantanida’s Project Strato-Jump little notice until May Day, 1966. Operating in the shadows of well-funded, high-visibility Air Force and Navy projects, the former truck driver and pet store owner set a new world record for manned balloon altitude. Rising more than 23 miles over the South Dakota prairie, Piantanida nearly perished trying to set the world record for the highest free fall parachute jump from that height. On his next attempt, he would not be so lucky. Part harrowing adventure story, part space history, part psychological portrait of an extraordinary risk-taker, this story fascinates and intrigues the armchair adventurer in all of us.

My First 1 000 Jumps

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Author : Norm Heaton
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2019-06-10

My First 1 000 Jumps written by Norm Heaton and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

You are holding the only comprehensive history of the early days of the sport of skydiving yet published. It is the story of not just one skydiver but the story of many, the true pioneers of the sport. Just as important this book includes a complete history of the national organization established for the express purpose of promoting sport parachuting. While this history is restricted to a short fifteen years (1961-1975), those years were the most productive, most far-reaching, and the most exciting for the fledgling idea of jumping out of perfectly good airplanes for the sheer joy of it all, eventually establishing the sport of skydiving as an integral part of the world of aviation sports. This book tells the story of those formative years with details of battles fought to maintain freedom of the skies for all parachutists when government and corporate interests made numerous attempts to severely restrict the right of skydivers to use our nation's airspace. This story is told by a man who dedicated his life to the advancement of the sport, serving for twelve years as the chief executive officer of the national organization for skydivers, the Parachute Club of America / US Parachute Association. The reader will embark on a most exciting journey, a journey not told before, continually laced with personal stories that will touch your heart, make you smile, and occasionally make you laugh. This book contains over 400 photographs and 1,500 names of people from around the world who participated in that wonderful and exhilarating sport called skydiving.

Parachute Action Adventure For Kids

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Author : Lionel Paxton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-08-06

Parachute Action Adventure For Kids written by Lionel Paxton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-06 with categories.

Rated 5 Stars - It's a fun, enlightening and instructive adventure into our skies!Parachute Action Adventure for Kids: This fully-illustrated children's book exudes realism and insights into parachute background, training for paratroopers and necessities for sky diving as a sport!This educational publication explains and opens up a world of para-jumping action adventure for kids, promising to teach your children and help them understand everything about parachutes, paratroopers and skydivers, assisted by vividly clear illustrations and captivating photographs.This is a perfect ebook for kids to explore and discover the history of parachutes and the link between parachutes, paratroopers and skydiving. It includes explanations of: how the military developed parachuting as a method of deploying ground troops in war zones, dropping men behind enemy lines; how the growth of parachuting and skydiving became recognized as an official sport in 1951; and why competitions began to get international recognition.For instance did you know that parachutes were used as early as the twelfth century in China or that a daring skydiver actually re-created the parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci and used this to do a parachute jump? The facts, pictures and explanations in the publication will keep your child fascinated and entertained, giving enjoyment and improving knowledge in a fun manner. Skydiving is a fun, enlightening and instructive adventure into our skies!Imagine your heart pounding in your chest while peering out over the edge of a plane 13,000 feet above ground. Suddenly you are opened up to a whole new world with just one jump which launches you into flight where you can do all sorts of fun things.Discover how the sport of skydiving developed at the end of Second World War and how it has become a sport for people who are thrill seekers, wanting to have the ultimate adrenaline rush. You will see why these adventure sports have become increasingly sought after by those seeking stimulating experiences. You will realize what it is like taking on what nature has to offer.You will learn how, as you become more skilled, you will be able to jump with new and best friends, which is the greatest feeling in the world, especially as you make each jump a little more action packed and challenging.These days, skydiving is the fun form of parachuting done from a plane or sometimes a helicopter which takes off from a small airbase known as a drop zone. Skydivers usually exit the aircraft at a height of 13,000 feet (4000 meters) and free-fall for a time before opening their chute to slow their descent to a safe landing speed.If you are a little bit like me, you will be going to bed in the evenings thinking about where and when your next skydive will be, what is in store in the future, and who you'll meet along the way."I watched him strap on his harness and helmet, climb into the cockpit and, minutes later, a black dot falls off the wing two thousand feet above our field. At almost the same instant, a while streak behind him flowered out into the delicate wavering muslin of a parachute - a few gossamer yards grasping onto air and suspending below them, with invisible threads, a human life, and man who by stitches, cloth, and cord, had made himself a god of the sky for those immortal moments."- Charles LindberghGo ahead and get this Kindle edition by Lionel Paxton. You need download it only once and read it anytime or anywhere on your Kindle device, phones, tablets or PC. Delve into astonishing ebook features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading all about these amazing sky adventures!Be sure to check out the other books by Lionel Paxton:Available on Kindle and CreateSpace; * Navy Seal Dogs * Dolphins and Porpoises Children Picture Book * The Legend of the Stars.

Aerodynamic Decelerators A Course Syllabus

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Author : Michael Ravnitzky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

Aerodynamic Decelerators A Course Syllabus written by Michael Ravnitzky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Parachuting categories.

The Parachute And Its Pilot

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Author : Brian Germain
language : en
Publisher: Adventure Wisdom LLC
Release Date : 2013-04-25

The Parachute And Its Pilot written by Brian Germain and has been published by Adventure Wisdom LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-25 with Sports & Recreation categories.

The Parachute and Its Pilot is the singular resource for canopy flight information. Whether you’re a new jumper looking to further your education or an expert canopy pilot seeking tips on advancing your techniques, this book has something for you. The book is jam-packed with information compiled over twenty years of skydiving experience and offers technical, straightforward explanations of ram air parachute flight. Written by one of the industry's leading parachute designers, The Parachute and Its Pilot is a must-have handbook for every skydiver.

The Pre Astronauts

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Author : Craig Ryan
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 1995

The Pre Astronauts written by Craig Ryan and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Science categories.

Back in the 1950s and early 1960s, before liquid-fuel rockets had launched us full-sail onto what John Kennedy would call the "new ocean", a small fraternity of daring, brilliant men made the first exploratory trips into the upper stratosphere to the edge of outer space in tiny capsules suspended beneath plastic balloons. They saw things no one had ever seen, and they experienced conditions no one was sure they could survive. This book tells the story of these brave and tenacious men as they labored on the cusp of a new age. The author captures the drama of their spectacular achievements and those of many of the other space pioneers who made America's stratospheric balloon programs possible. Their now largely forgotten programs supplied many systems and processes adopted by NASA. Unfortunately, some of the valuable lessons they brought back from the edge of space were ignored - in at least one case, with disastrous consequences. Craig Ryan's argument is compelling for the inclusion of these men's achievements in the broad history of space exploration and astronautics. In their day, before Gagarin and Glenn and American flags on the Sea of Tranquillity, these pre-astronauts were the space program.

Skydivers Stories

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Author : Parachutists Around the World
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10-17

Skydivers Stories written by Parachutists Around the World and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-17 with categories.

An action-packed day of adventure involving parachutes often ends with pumped-up jumpers exchanging stories at the bar or around a bonfire. When the tales they tell each other begin with "NSTIW", they may or may not include "TIWGD", but they'll always have everyone within earshot leaning closer, waiting to hear the tale of near death, hilarity and/or mishaps their friend experienced. These stories are written by the people who lived them. Most of one's jumps tend to fade over time, but those jumps where something went wrong are forever etched in our memories. The reader will find tales that begin up there--in the bright blue yonder--and end on terra firma, usually happily and without injury or death. In-between are the moments of terror, self-doubt, triumph, and Adrenalin-pumping action that define a jumper's world. They are part of the history of the sport called skydiving, and around the world, at parachute centers and drop zones everywhere, their telling and retelling--often with embellishment--is part of our ritual. Even if you've never thought you'd want to strap on a rig and jump from an airplane, you can laugh, sweat, and shake your head in wonder along with the rest of us who enjoy a good story. Most of these stories happened in the 1960s to the '80s--the early days of skydiving--when sex was safe, and skydiving was dangerous. When the rules were just rough guidelines and the sport went from round canopies and style/accuracy practice to squares and relative work (today's formation skydiving). From the joy of seeing a friend survive disaster to taking part in a DZ prank or two, these stories bring back that era like none other. This compilation of stories (150pp) was first published in late 2015 to entertain their fellow skydivers and friends, and is a labor of love by its collaborators--Tim Long, Doug Garr, Michael Kearns and Jan Works. Profits from the book's sale will be donated to building and maintaining the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame.

Pulling The Rip Cord Skydiving

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Author : Jeff C. Young
language : en
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Release Date : 2011-01-01

Pulling The Rip Cord Skydiving written by Jeff C. Young and has been published by ABDO Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

This title introduces readers to the adventurous sport of skydiving. Readers will discover the sport's unique, must-have equipment, from the rig, main and reserve parachutes, pilot chutes, and harnesses to altimeters, automatic activation devices, clothing, helmets, goggles, proper clothing, and even airplanes. Important safety practices are also covered. Chapters highlight skydiving history, types of skydiving, such as tandem, static-line, and accelerated free-fall jumps, as well as skydiving competitions, such as formation skydiving, canopy formation, accuracy landing, free fall events, freestyle, and skysurfing. They also cover training, the United States Parachute Association, and how to earn a license, as well as famous athletes, including Don Kellner, Cheryl Stearns, and Holly Budge. Sidebars on the rules of packing parachutes, the kid-friendly Team Future, and skydiving lingo will put readers in the know. Readers can also find out how to get started in this exhilarating sport, from age requirements and physical and mental requirements, to where to find drop zones and indoor skydiving. Striking, colorful photos will put readers right in the middle of this action-packed sport. They'll have a blast getting ready for an Adrenaline Adventure! Checkerboard Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Parachutes And Parachuting

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Author : Bud Sellick
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1971

Parachutes And Parachuting written by Bud Sellick and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Sports & Recreation categories.