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'''Falcon Wing aerial descent units''' are simple parachute packs used by the [[UNSC]] for orbital insertions of troops. Falcon Wings are the safest drop units and certainly less advanced than [[Human Entry Vehicles]] and other forms of aerial landing. They consist of packs attached to the back, and, when a lever is pulled, produce wide black parachutes with maneuvering holds.


The '''Falcon Wing aerial descent unit''' is a type of parachute utilized by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] for aerial insertion of soldiers.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HGOOC6|GOO|Chapter=6}}
They are seldom used at night, despite their potential for stealthy night time insertions. The first requirements for the [[Spartan-III]]s upon arriving at [[Camp Currahee]] was to perform a night jump with Falcon Wings.


==Overview==
[[Category:UNSC]]
===Design===
[[Category:Technology]]
The unit consists of a pack strapped onto a soldier's back that most likely contains a black, ram-air parachute. The Falcon is controlled by two ropes on either side of the user which can be used to maneuver the parachute during descent and affords the soldier the ability to choose their landing zone.{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOC6}}
 
===Usage===
In [[2531]], was considered by [[Lieutenant]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] to be the safest type of such available, so much that the Falcon Wing was used by Kurt to test the determination of future [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha Company]] when they arrived on [[Onyx]] by ordering the recruits to engage in a night jump over [[Camp Currahee]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGOOC6}}
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
==See also==
*[[Airfoil carapace|Air Foil Carapace]]
*[[Parafoil]]
[[Category:Human technology]]

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