Re: Balute?

From: Chris Schumacher <kensu__@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:57:12 GMT

Damon Hill <damonunoseisuno@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:Xns96A1C1B11F1BFdamon161attbicom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Short for balloon/parachute. Works better when it has to
> be deployed at high speeds that would shred a conventional
> parachute.
>

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.

-==Kensu==-
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