Re: Balute?


"Chris Schumacher" <kensu__@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Damon Hill <damonunoseisuno@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> Short for balloon/parachute. Works better when it has to
>> be deployed at high speeds that would shred a conventional
>> parachute.
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> It's also been theorized that they could be used as heat shields, though I
> don't know if they've ever done any tests with them.

Is this similar to the breaking technique shown in "2010: The Year We Make
Contact"?


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