The German investigation has broadened to include braking parachutes for Russian-built MiG-21 and MiG-25 jets from Ukraine and bulletproof vests from Austria also allegedly destined for Iraq.
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A provision for a braking parachute is not evident on the mock-up or the various artwork, although this was a common addition for aircraft of the era.
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Braking parachutes are also employed to slow drag racing ( NHRA requires them on all vehicles that reach 150 miles per hour ) and land speed record vehicles.
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While the second flight was equally successful, the undercarriage was damaged by a heavy landing caused by Ziller deploying the brake parachute too early during his landing approach.
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Discovery's braking parachute, exposed during the spacecraft's Oct . 29 liftoff when a cover panel fell away, remained secured within its unprotected tail compartment, just as engineers predicted.
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It was piloted by Messerschmitt test pilot Karl Baur, and carried 3 tonnes ( 3 tons ) of flaps and further tests caused a braking parachute to also be added.
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"Columbia, welcome home, " said a ground controller as the white shuttle, stained with soot from its scorching re-entry into the atmosphere, rolled to a stop trailing its red-and-white braking parachute.
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In the original fuselage a braking parachute, used for approach control, was housed at the extreme rear, but this feature was not carried through to the replacement tailcone during its rebuild.
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With the incorporation of highly advanced technology and equipment including escape pods, braking parachutes, G-suits and mixed jet / rocket powerplants, some reviewers considered the film as an exercise in science fiction.
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Electricity was provided via a bleed air-driven turbine housed in the rear fuselage, which in turn drove an Dunlop Maxaret braking parachute slowed the aircraft during landing; a tailhook was also fitted.
