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By Rod Powers, About.com Guide to US Military since 1999

Virtual Reality Parachuting

Monday March 21, 2005
When you are plunging toward earth at speeds as fast as 20 feet per second there is not a lot of time to think about your next course of action.

Air Force aircrew members can now practice emergency bailout procedures without actually having to jump out of a perfectly good aircraft, through the means of "virtual reality."

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