Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
twinkie
English answer:
padded nylon strap... parachuter slang...
Added to glossary by
Marian Greenfield
Aug 28, 2006 15:52
17 yrs ago
English term
twinkie
English
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Military / Defense
Instructor:
On rare occasions, your parachute would fail to deploy. It is for this reason, US Navy provides you with a reserve chute. But before you attempt to cut away your main chute, you must first cut away your twinkie.
Soldier (to himself):
Cut away the chute. Stay. Get to the twinkie. Get to the twinkie.
Is it a parachute term? or Just a slang for something?
On rare occasions, your parachute would fail to deploy. It is for this reason, US Navy provides you with a reserve chute. But before you attempt to cut away your main chute, you must first cut away your twinkie.
Soldier (to himself):
Cut away the chute. Stay. Get to the twinkie. Get to the twinkie.
Is it a parachute term? or Just a slang for something?
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padded nylon strap... parachuter slang...
From http://julio2083.mindsay.com/
I threw away my ripcord andmoved my had to the "twinkie" on my harness. This is a padded nylon strap on my right shoulder, connected to the cutaway cabled on my main parachute.
I threw away my ripcord andmoved my had to the "twinkie" on my harness. This is a padded nylon strap on my right shoulder, connected to the cutaway cabled on my main parachute.
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