STOPPING THE JUMP AND BUMP

Discussions underway among U.S. government and contractor officials could lead to new studies and flight tests aimed at mitigating strong wing downwash and vortices that can collapse parachutes of troops jumping from the Boeing C-17 transport. The problem occurs when in-trail elements of three...

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