French investigators have determined that a skydiver was accidentally ejected from a climbing Cessna 208 after he partially opened the exit in order to cool the cabin. Fourteen skydivers and a single ...

I plummeted to the deck, my half-opened canopy flapping and flailing like a plastic shopping bag tumbling along a city road. G-forces yanked my body to and fro; my oxygen mask was wrenched to one side ...

Modern sport parachutes are designed like small wings that allow precise steering and soft landings. Yet most military paratroopers still jump using the older round canopy design that offers very ...

First, the authors introduce the parachute model in the study. The original parachute system model used in this study includes the capsule and canopy, as shown in Fig. 1. The canopy model is designed ...