drag chute

Aircraft stopping aid

A drag chute is a parachute deployed from a fast-moving vehicle to create air resistance and slow it down.

Aircraft use drag chutes on landing to reduce braking distance.

Drag racing cars deploy them at the end of runs to decelerate safely from high speeds: The dragster's chute billowed open at 200 mph.

aerospace

deployment

Organized distribution of resources

decelerationDecrease in speed
reentryComing back in
spacecraftVehicle for outer space

ejection · airbrake · spoilers · air resistance · stabilizer · drogue · cruciform · supersonic · subsonic · capsule

landing

runway

Paved path for planes

touchdownSix-point gridiron play
decelerationDecrease in speed
deploymentOrganized distribution of resources

rollout · reverse thrust · stopping distance · tarmac · approach · flare · airspeed · threshold · crosswind · overrun

dragster

racing

Speed competition sport

deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
finish lineRace completion marker
burnoutChronic occupational depletion

quarter mile · top fuel · stopping distance · release · jettison · NHRA · acceleration · horsepower · nitromethane · dragstrip

Categories

Space ShuttlesAtlantis, Challenger, Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour
brakesbrake, brake pads, brake pad, disc brake, brake shoes
descentsrappelling, abseiling, lowering, skydiving, landing
skydiving gearrisers, toggles, harness, container, drogue

Opposites

deceleration vs. acceleration mechanisms

drag chuteafterburner

Exhaust-stream fuel injector

jet engine · rocket booster · propulsion system · accelerator · thruster

braking method type

drag chutedisc brakes

Friction-based vehicle decelerators

anti-lock brakes · hydraulic brakes · tailhook

Family

drag, chute, dragging, parachute, drags, chutes, parachutes, dragnet, dragster

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G