Word: chutist
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Parachutists get a boot out of telling the story about the plane with seven people in the cabin - one terrified chutist and six bruisers to push him out. But all that is ancient history these days. With better chutes and techniques, so many people are hurling themselves out of airplanes for the fun of it that Geronimo has gone back to the Indians, and the birds are taking collision insurance. Last week at Leutkirch, West Germany, 175 of the best jumpers from 31 countries turned up for the seventh biennial world parachuting champion ships. When they had finished leaping into...
Following discussion of the equipment of parachuting, the panelists turned to competitive jumping. Explaining the requirement of series and accuracy jumps, Istel pointed out that in men's competition the 'chutist does not know the order in which he will have to perform the series until he had begun his free fall and receives signals from the ground. Following the 'chutists, the five-man from Nefertiti discussed the America's Cup races, dwelling on the changes in design of Cup defenders and especially of Nefertiti...