drogue in English

noun
1
a device, typically conical or funnel-shaped with open ends, towed behind a boat, aircraft, or other moving object to reduce speed or improve stability.
‘When a storm hits, we'll put the drogue out, batten down and see it out,’ said Tim.
noun

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1. Controllably vented aerodynamic pressure modulating drogue

2. A steerable drogue (2) comprises a steering mechanism (22, 34, 36) for twisting the canopy support arms (6) to produce an aerodynamic force in flight which can be used to produce movement of the drogue in a required direction.

3. Tu-16N – A dedicated tanker version for Tu-22/Tu-22M bombers, with probe and drogue system.

4. During a gunnery practice session in June 1942, he hit a target drogue with 24 of the allotted 50 rounds of machine-gun fire, a feat that was considered difficult to achieve.

5. Beginning skydivers seeking training have the following options: Static line Instructor-assisted deployment Accelerated free fall Tandem skydiving At a sport skydiver's deployment altitude, the individual manually deploys a small pilot-chute which acts as a drogue, catching air and pulling out the main parachute or the main canopy.