small parachute that deploys first in order to pull a larger parachute from its pack
DROGUE, a sea anchor [n]
bucket or canvas bag used as a sea anchor
funnel-shaped device attached to the end of a hose on a tanker aircraft for connecting with the probe of another aircraft to be refueled in flight
sea anchor
cylindrical or funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
small parachute for stabilizing or decelerating something (as an astronaut's capsule) or for pulling a larger parachute out of stowage
funnel-shaped device which is attached to the end of a long flexible hose suspended from a tanker airplane in flight and into which the probe of another airplane is fitted so as to receive fuel from the tanker