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Why don't planes have parachutes? like a huge parachute that pops on stall to slowly descent the plane?
by brador 4mo ago
Why don't planes have parachutes? like a huge parachute that pops on stall to slowly descent the plane?
- dxdm 4mo agoSome do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_Syst...
- psvv 4mo agoFunny, I put parachutes on my airplanes in kerbal space program (as a safety feature) but never considered what the real-life analogue to that would be. Turns out it's very similar!
- MomsAVoxell 4mo agoJust so its clear, Kerbal is the analog.
- lolc 4mo agoAnalogue means having the same function. It does not say which came first.
- MomsAVoxell 4mo agoFalse. Analogue does not mean having the same function. Analogue, in this sense, means some action or thing seen as comparable to another. If something is analogous of, or to something, it is proportional to something else. The proportionality describes a primary/secondary relationship. If two actions/things are entirely comparable - i.e. orthagonality approximating 0.0 - then they are not analogues, but rather equivalents. Something may be a poor comparison to another thing, but still be an analogue - albeit, a poor analogue in comparison to some other, original, instance.
- lolc 4mo agoYes that's where the word comes from. I was describing how the word was used here. You quibble with established usage. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogue#h1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analogue#h1
- verelo 4mo agoSome do. Sr-22 for example. However, often if you’re handling things well, loosing an engine isn’t the end of the world. A lot of accidents happen very close to the ground, at height wear a parachute wouldn’t necessarily be helpful anyway. A parachute, a great solution for some scenarios, but for many, it’s not going to change the outcome. Such examples would be mid collisions, low altitude spiral dives, fires, or anything related to a shortage of oxygen. You also need to consider that during a lot of accidents, other factors, such as weather might be impacting the decision matrix of the pilot, and that might prevent them from using a parachute until it’s too late. The parachutes are also another maintenance item in increasing the cost of running the plane, and generally, the airframe won’t survive the accident, so people are hesitant to deploy them.
- jmward01 4mo agoSome do [1]. But in GA the costs to fly are so high that adding yet another cost means it is impractical for most GA pilots. [1] https://brsaerospace.com/ https://brsaerospace.com/
- amelius 4mo agoProbably the same reason why you can't wear an airbag suit in commercial airplanes.