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Good question!
jacwy 3 weeks ago
How come if in the 1930's, this idea of an winged aircraft fitted with a parachute was already conceived. Cirrius still replied me that winged aircraft fitted with a parachute wasn't practical when I wrote to them in 1976 with an idea of a parachute that can be deployed to safely float its passengers down to the ground in case of engine failure that shall be housed inside a compartment in the roof?
Mbaxtron 3 weeks ago
Minor damage? Better than nothing I suppose.
Lowerlighter 10 months ago
they should be doing for all planes, including commerical airlines!
johnmkrs83 1 year ago
@johnmkrs83 hmmm I wonder how big a chute you would need? Airliners are really heavy!
Luvcupramen 1 year ago
i agree
kamikaze1dw 3 years ago
I love these old newsreels. It's interesting to see this idea has been around for a long time. Before seeing this, I thought the Cirrus with its parachute recovery system was ahead of its time. Who knew?
bill0718 3 years ago 2
@bill0718
well... Cirrus are the only ones who mass produce a plane that is impossible to recover from a spin... so they had to either start designing from scratch, or follow the ultralight and homebuilt trend, and add a parachute.
In any other model of aircraft, the addition of a parachute is considered a "safety upgrade" in the Cirrus, it's mandatory.
jwboll 9 months ago