- static line
- stat′ic line`n.mil a line attached to a parachute pack and to an aircraft that opens the parachute automatically once it is outside the aircraft
From formal English to slang. 2014.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
Static Line — was an email based ASCII Ezine that focused on the PC demoscene. It was a monthly publication with strong roots in the music aspect of the demoscene. It ran for 52 issues starting in July 1998 and finishing in March 2004. Static Line was created… … Wikipedia
Static line — A static line is a fixed cord attached to a large, stable object. It is used for safety in construction and for low jumps and training in parachuting.Use in parachutingStatic lines are used in order to make sure that a parachute is deployed… … Wikipedia
static line — A line with one end fixed to the aircraft and the other attached to the release pins of a parachute, so that the parachute opens automatically immediately after the parachutist has jumped. See also static cable … Aviation dictionary
static line — Mil. a line attached to a parachute pack and to a cable in an aircraft for the purpose of automatically opening the parachute after it is dropped. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
static line (air transport) — A line attached to a parachute pack and to a strop or anchor cable in an aircraft so that, when the load is dropped, the parachute is deployed automatically … Military dictionary
static line — noun Date: 1930 a cord attached to a parachute pack and to an airplane to open the parachute after a jumper clears the plane … New Collegiate Dictionary
static line — noun The cord attached from the parachute pack to the plane, used to automatically deploy the parachute … Wiktionary
static line — noun a cord used instead of a rip cord for opening a parachute, attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily snapped to the parachute at the other … English new terms dictionary
static line — noun a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
Reserve static line — A reserve static line, occasionally called a Steven s Lanyard, is a device that automatically opens the reserve parachute container when the main parachute is cut away. The RSL is a lanyard connecting one or both of the main parachute risers to… … Wikipedia