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Perhaps some private planes (Cirrus) are better equipped to survive losing a wing, since they have rocket-deployed parachutes. Somewhat boring video of the par
by maxbond 3y ago
Perhaps some private planes (Cirrus) are better equipped to survive losing a wing, since they have rocket-deployed parachutes.
Somewhat boring video of the parachute in action ("boring" being a synonym for "an amazing triumph of safety engineering"):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCUQlF3MMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBCUQlF3MMU
14m video essay about the system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT58pzY41wA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT58pzY41wA
(Reporting says this was an Embraer, this is strictly a tangent.)