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Airdrop of Armament and Military Equipment from Aircraft
Dražen Kovačević, Ernest Bazijanac, Jasna Jurum-Kipke
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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.

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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
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1848-4069
Print ISSN
0353-5320
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