Parachuting

Parachuting, or skydiving, is a recreational activity, competitive sport and method of deployment of military personnel (and occasionally, firefighters). It involves the breaking of a free fall from a height through the use of a parachute.

External links

• Dropzone.com - The single best source for skydiving information
• USPA The United States Parachute Association -- The governing body for sport skydiving in the U.S.
• Free Charity Skydiving and Parachuting Experience skydiving, parachuting and tandem jumps across the UK by raising money for disabled children.ydiving.
• Extreme Sports

*http://www.aero.com/publications/parachutes/9511/pc1195.htm- A brief website about the history and the etomology of the parachute

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• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blparachute.htm- History, Design, and Information about parachutes.
• Parachute Quotations