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Would the airplane parachute be scalable to large commercial jets? I assume the fuel costs of carrying the extra parachute weight are too great but curious abou
by mentos 12y ago
Would the airplane parachute be scalable to large commercial jets? I assume the fuel costs of carrying the extra parachute weight are too great but curious about the engineering.
- WalterBright 12y agoNobody has made a parachute remotely large enough. The engineering challenges are quite unknown. I suspect the parachute would be far too heavy. Also, jets fly very fast, and the jerk when the chute opens would likely rip things apart.