Department of Commerce opinions concerning parachute jumping for purposes other than life saving, and lack of departmental regulation requiring all passengers carried in air transports to wear aerial life belts, are discussed; difficulties in use of parachutes by inexperienced passengers and of thus evacuating large transport are taken up; automatic opening parachute.


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    Title :

    Parachutes in civil and commercial aviation


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aviation ; 25 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1928


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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