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"and a full airplane parachute" ... is that a thing? Edit: today I learned!
by king_magic 5y ago
"and a full airplane parachute"
... is that a thing?
Edit: today I learned!
- detaro 5y agoyes, it's a thing for small aircraft. Cirrus has it standard on some of their planes, and you can buy third-party addons for some other types.
- d_silin 5y agoAbsolutely! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_Syst...
- Lev1a 5y agoI could imagine two ways this could work: Slow down (if possible/necessary), stop the e-motors, feather the props, get the parachute out while attached to the back, sail down to the ground at a sufficiently low speed of impact to maybe just injure the passengers but not necessarily kill them. OR Slow down (if possible/necessary), somehow jettison the wings from the fuselage (maybe explosive bolts like with Solid Rocket Boosters?), parachute out while attached to the top or back, sail down to the ground at a sufficiently low speed of impact to maybe just injure the passengers but not necessarily kill them.