Rostec created a parachute for emergency evacuation from skyscrapers
For the first time, Rostec demonstrated a unique development for the evacuation of people from high-rise buildings - the individual Chance special-purpose parachute system. The first open demonstration of the…

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An updated section of the metal production workshop of JSC Flight was opened in Ivanovo
In mid-May, the opening of a new high-tech galvanic section of the metal production workshop of the Ivanovo Parachute Plant “Polet” was launched as part of a technical re-equipment project.…

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How to make money on parachuting (part 5)
There are among Ukrainian craftsmen and craftsmen specializing in the manufacture of accessories, especially helmets and overalls. However, according to Mikhail Alekseenko, such productions cannot be called full-fledged: "Most of…

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CSKA parachutists win gold at the World Cup

At the 35th World Parachuting Championships, women’s group competitions for precision landing were held.

At the World Parachuting Championships, the first set of awards was played – in women’s group competitions for landing accuracy.

Athletes of the Russian team won the Gold. The team consisted of three paratroopers of the Central Sports Club of the Army – 11-time world champion, two-time absolute, four-time European champion, world record holder, multiple Cup winner, who accounted for more than 10 thousand parachute jumps, senior warrant officer Elena Laktionova, world champion, medalist European champion of the RF Armed Forces, lieutenant Elena Tusheva, as well as multiple champion and world record holder, absolute champion of Europe 2017 Lyubov Ekshikeyeva.

BASE FAQ, or why not (part1)
1. Q: I already have 100 jumps with AN-2 and one with MI-8! How can I put PO-9 series 2 to jump from the roof of an adjacent 22-storey building?…

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Varieties of parachuting
Parachuting requires the athlete's skills to perform a free fall with various acrobatic elements, a controlled descent and an exact smooth landing. The times when the equipment of a paratrooper…

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How to make money on parachuting (part 2)
In Soviet times, two categories of the population parachuted: the military and athletes. After the collapse of the USSR, funding for sports clubs that formed the reserve of the airborne…

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