Jumping out of a plane is a pretty binary procedure — you’re in a plane then you ’re not . However , HALO jumpers , folks who are jump from so high that they ca n’t forecast out where they are and once they get close enough to the ground they have to draw in the ripcord minute before touchdown , have all sorts of payoff to contend with .
come in the Military Free Fall Navigation System , a lilliputian GPS unit of measurement with fountainhead - up display that appropriate the jumper to tweak their fall . It ’s only in prototype right now , but the equipment should be capable to handle variable steer speed and all kinds of mid - flight information .
GPS JUMPERS[DefenseTech ]
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