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drogue chute

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Noun1.drogue chute - a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall


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You will free fall for approximately five seconds before your first chute, your drogue chute, will be deployed.
NASA wants a bigger safety margin in case there's a brake problem or a problem with the drogue chute that slows the shuttle.
Instead of extracting DRAS loads through a drogue chute process, as is the case with standard equipment loads, they exited the plane using a gravity-release process flown at a different deck angle.
 
 
 
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