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parafoil

nonrigid airfoil with aerodynamic cell structure
Class type of: fixed-wing aircraft, parachute Q769299

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
parachute, airfoil[2]
Subclass of
fixed-wing aircraft, parachute[3][4]
Has use
parachute, wingsuit flying, kite[5][6][7]
🏷️ Also known as
en parafoil ar بارافويل de Flächenfallschirm de Gleitfallschirm de Flächensprungfallschirm it Jalbert parafoil ja パラフォイル pl skrzydło pl latające skrzydło pl spadochron komorowy pl spadochron szybujący pl spadochron tunelowy ru Парафоил ru Парафойл uk Парафоїл zh 刚性翼 zh 翼傘
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fallskärm.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/06t_jn
KBpedia ID
Parafoil
Topic's main category
Category:Parafoils

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🔗 Connections
Has use 3
kite, parachute, wingsuit flying
Subclass of 2
parachute, fixed-wing aircraft
Instance of 1
airfoil
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Summary

parafoil is a parachute[1].

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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Dexbot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → parachute, airfoil
    Instance of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Parafoils
    Has use → parachute, wingsuit flying, kite
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:fa:چتر جتی]]"
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