Parachute

A Parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Parachutes must slow an object's terminal vertical speed by a minimum 75% in order to be classified as such. Parachutes are used numerous times in the Battlefield Series, appearing in nearly every Battlefield game with the sole exception being Battlefield: Bad Company.

Battlefield 2
The Parachute in Battlefield 2 is activated by pressing the parachute key (Default key: 9)

Battlefield 1943
In Battlefield 1943, the parachute is only usable when a player ejects from a plane. If players wish to dispose of a plane or eject in a desperate situation, players will need to get out of the plane and press the jump button (X on PlayStation 3; A for Xbox 360) and their parachute will deploy. They'll have all their infantry weapons available and fall at a safe pace back to ground and suffer no fall damage.

Battlefield Heroes
In Battlefield Heroes the parachute can be equipped by pressing the space bar while in midair. The player can guide his/her player down to a better location using the movement buttons, and use all infantry weapons and widgets, though the player cannot look outside of the fron 180 degrees arc.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The Parachute in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is activated through pressing the jump key while in mid-air, the parachute can be used in the singleplayer campaign, and the player has to activate the parachute in the beginning of No One Gets Left Behind. In multiplayer, players on the Russian team start out in parachutes on the levels Port Valdez and Nelson Bay.

Trivia

 * While playing on the map Port Valdez in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, there can be a glitch for the Russian side that causes some players parachutes to not activate automatically when spawning. This can be a benefit for players who manage to activate their parachutes manually, allowing them to reach the ground earlier. However, it can negatively affect players who do not activate their parachutes manually, causing them to die and having to respawn again.