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==Types==

==Types==

Modern parachutes fall into two broad types: the conventional round parachute, and the rectangular or ram-air parachute.  The latter was developed in the 1960s and began to see widespread use in sport parachuting at the end of the 1970s.  The military still uses round chutes, which are better for dropping troops at a given location.  Rectangular chutes, which are much easier to control and provide more forward movement and steerability, are nowadays almost universally used in sport parachuting.

Modern parachutes used by people fall into two broad types: the conventional round parachute, and the rectangular or ram-air parachute.  The latter was developed in the 1960s and began to see widespread use in sport parachuting at the end of the 1970s.  The military still uses round chutes, which are better for dropping troops at a given location.  Rectangular chutes, which are much easier to control and provide more forward movement and steerability, are nowadays almost universally used in sport parachuting.

 

Other modern parachute designs not falling into the above categories also exist, for specialty use in such areas as pilot chutes for vehicle stabilization at [[supersonic]] speeds and space vehicle recovery.

==See also==  

==See also==