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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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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Wingsuit Flights
Does the wingsuit fly or only reduces vertical speed due to aerodynamic drag? It really flies, because just its area is not enough for such a decrease in vertical speed…

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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.

Performing a set of figures in free fall
For a clear and safe execution of the complex of figures, the paratrooper must: On the ground: develop a detailed jump model; firmly master your actions at every second of…

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Skydiving Safety
The basis of parachuting safety is strict adherence to the rules and control over the implementation of all stages: equipment preparation, parachuting, jumping. Over the years of the development of…

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Funnel in the snow
Can a man slow down his fall? Yes, says Professor Bjornstig. If you fall flat, stretching your legs and arms as wide as possible, the top speed will be about…

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