An Israeli company has designed a parachute for workers in high-rise buildings in the aftermath of the suicide-hijacking attacks that toppled the World Trade Center. ``Within three weeks of the attack, the Executivechute was designed, tested, and ready to go,'' Anatoly Cohen, managing director of Apco Aviation said. The backpack-type parachute, which is being marketed in the United States and Japan, has a 5 price tag and weighs four pounds. Its ripcord can be attached to heavy furniture or a special hook so that the parachute opens automatically after its wearer jumps out a window. The military-style round canopy, as opposed to an aerobatic rectangular design, makes for a reliable but hard landing from a minimum height of 10 stories. ``It's unlikely the user will know how to do the standard 'paratroop roll' upon hitting the ground,'' Cohen told the reporters. ''But we figure a twisted ankle is a small price to pay for life.'' (Agencies) | 9·11恐怖事件發(fā)生后，一家以色列公司專門為在摩天大樓里辦公的人們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)了一種特殊的降落傘，以便他們?cè)诮窈箢愃频臑?zāi)難中逃生。 這家名為Apco Aviation的公司經(jīng)理阿納托利-科恩說："恐怖事件發(fā)生后的三周之內(nèi)，我們就完成了這種'白領(lǐng)逃生降落傘'的設(shè)計(jì)和檢測(cè)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)可以投放市場(chǎng)了。"這種重約4磅的后背式降落傘目前已經(jīng)在美國和日本市場(chǎng)進(jìn)行銷售，每只售價(jià)795美元。 這種降落傘的開傘索可以固定在比較重的家具或者一個(gè)特制的鉤子上，這樣使用者從窗口跳出去后，降落傘就會(huì)自動(dòng)打開。 同飛行特級(jí)表演中所使用的長方形降落傘不同，這種降落傘的傘衣像軍用降落傘一樣是圓形的，安全性較高，但屬于硬著陸（不經(jīng)減速控制以較高速度著陸）。這種降落傘要求的最低跳傘高度是10層樓。 科恩對(duì)記者說："使用這種降落傘的人當(dāng)然不可能像專業(yè)傘兵一樣熟知硬著陸的各種技巧，但是我們認(rèn)為扭傷腳踝總比丟掉性命要?jiǎng)澦愕亩喟伞? (中國日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)站譯) |
Updated: 2001-11-15 01:00
