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...saved by parachute landing him and plane gently on ground:
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A huge bit of free and future advertising for (likely) BRS Aerospace....
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I have always wondered why airplanes did not have parachutes.If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.
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For a stunt plane like that, or a small personal plane, it's a feasible idea. For a commercial grade craft a large enough parachute would weigh too much to "justify the cost". You'd burn millions of kg's of fuel and lose a ton of cargo space for a device that may never be deployed. That and a large plane could break apart from the sudden deceleration caused by a parachute.“Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get outâ€
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And the failure rate of parachutes is probably higher than that of commercial aircraft.Originally posted by Jammrock View PostChuck
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For the record: ballistic parachute systems are FAA approved and quite reliable. Unlike the passive deployment of a 'normal' parachute & drogue they are shot clear of the aircraft by a small solid fuel rocket then deployed to prevent entanglement. FAA did, however, issue a bulletin in 2004 to first responders on the handling of un-deployed units when responding to a crash.Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 22 August 2010, 17:22.Dr. Mordrid
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