1855 17 Nov. 78/4 More than three times the height attained by..Gainerin when he made his parachute descent.
1946 W. F. Burbidge 43 The belief that a person lost consciousness during a parachute descent was widely held until delayed drops proved the contrary.
1996 10 May 838/2 During parachute descent, environmental temperatures within the interior of the probe exceeded those predicted, both on the cold and warm sides.