Crazy Parachutes for Light Aircraft

[BigBoeing]

I have just been looking at a copy of Flyer from about ten years ago and there is a small article about a parachute device that fits on to the aircraft, if the engine fails or there is a structural failure you press a button and a colossal parachute fires and deploys, allowing you to merrily float down. Has anyone heard of this, was it ever developed?

BB

[mbcxharm]

Have a look at the montage of images on the front page at:

http://www.cirrusdesign.com

and further at

http://www.cirrusdesign.com/aircraft/safety/

[rugmuncher]

I believe there on an incident quite recently, maybe within the past month somewhere in the US where this or a similar device was used for real and the crew were all OK,
Sorry I can't be of more help but Google may be able to help you out :ok:

[rugmuncher]

Found it !

http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/01/31/204431/Cirrus+survivors.html

[neil armstrong]

the company is Balistic recovery systems!
www.brsparachutes.com

Neil

[Lister Noble]

The February issue LOOP has a bit about a Cirrus deploying a parachute after a serious icing problem,apparently the descent was "wild" and they lost a door.
Lister:)