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Planes with parachutes? New to me. Neat. From the wiki: achieving certification in October 1998, and as of 2022 was the only aircraft ballistic parachute used
by salad-tycoon 3y ago
Planes with parachutes? New to me. Neat.
From the wiki: achieving certification in October 1998, and as of 2022 was the only aircraft ballistic parachute used as standard equipment by an aviation company.
I wonder how much these cost and how expensive it is to restuff it. Though not dying is obviously worth the cost.
- toast0 3y agoDeploying the parachute damages the plane; according to wikipedia as of late 2021, there were 126 deployments, and only 21 of those aircraft were repaired and back in service. So, 'restuffing' is pretty expensive.
- genter 3y agoStill cheaper than buying a new life.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoThey’re becoming more popular in general aviation. Cirrus introduced them 10 to 20 years ago for their GA airplanes. I think some small, personal jets are getting them as well.
- DaveExeter 3y agoOnce the parachute is deployed, the plane is totaled. Every twelve years, the parachute and deployment rocket has to be replaced, at a cost of $20-30K. I learned all that from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO4YUCd5YPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO4YUCd5YPQ