Airdrop of Armament and Military Equipment from Aircraft
Abstract
Air supply can be performed in two ways: by transportingthe technical equipment by transport aircraft or helicopters,and unloading upon landing and by air-dropping. The airdropcan be performed by dropping without parachutes, with parachutesand by low altitude cargo extraction. In the USA- CADS(Controlled Aerial Delivery System) has been developed providingcontrol of the falling cargo via a remote controller.References
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Kovačević D, Bazijanac E, Jurum-Kipke J. Airdrop of Armament and Military Equipment from Aircraft. Promet [Internet]. 1 [cited 2024Dec.22];10(1-2):93-9. Available from: http://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/927
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