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| − | + | |weight = 5 kg | |
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| − | More sophisticated than the [[parachute]], the [[parawing]] is an airfoil-shaped parachute which permits much more control of the descent. Hitting a given target area is easier with a parawing. | + | More sophisticated than the [[parachute]], the [[parawing]] is an airfoil-shaped parachute which permits much more control of the descent. Hitting a given target area is easier with a parawing. Parawings are lighter but somewhat more expensive than standard parachutes. A ripcord release is standard for parawings. |
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| − | {{ | + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 19|page=24|article=Parachutes}} |
| − | {{LE| | + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Imperial Encyclopedia|page=63}} |
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Traveller: The New Era|page=336}} | ||
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Central Supply Catalog|page=35,37}} | ||
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name= Guns, Gadgets and Gear|page=53}} | ||
| + | | {{Ludography cite|name=Central Supply Catalogue | version=Mongoose 2nd|page= 39}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{LE|Aerial environmental gear}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:38, 16 November 2021
| Parawing | |
|---|---|
| Type | Personal mobility |
| Tech Level | TL–7 |
| Cost | Cr400 |
| Size | 5 liters |
| Weight | 5 kg |
More sophisticated than the parachute, the parawing is an airfoil-shaped parachute which permits much more control of the descent. Hitting a given target area is easier with a parawing. Parawings are lighter but somewhat more expensive than standard parachutes. A ripcord release is standard for parawings.
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Loren Wiseman. "Parachutes." Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society 19 (1984): 24.
- Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 63.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Traveller: The New Era (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 336.
- Greg Porter. Central Supply Catalog (Imperium Games, 1996), 35,37.
- Martin Dougherty. Guns, Gadgets and Gear (Avenger Enterprises, 2007), 53.
- Matthew Sprange. Central Supply Catalogue (Mongoose Publishing, 2016), 39.