Germany. light aircraft crashes under parachute, mistaken for balloon
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Germany. light aircraft crashes under parachute, mistaken for balloon
Sadly it sounds like no survivors from the aircraft and no mention of the balloon pilot
https://www.swanseasound.co.uk/news/...say-witnesses/
https://www.swanseasound.co.uk/news/...say-witnesses/
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Local newspaper reports, that the chute was pulled.
Wouldn‘t be suprised if that turns out to be the hot air balloon.
Weather wasn‘t quite that great for driving balloons as well.
Apparently three dead. So one casualty from the house hit.
Wouldn‘t be suprised if that turns out to be the hot air balloon.
Weather wasn‘t quite that great for driving balloons as well.
Apparently three dead. So one casualty from the house hit.
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I think BDAttitude envisions the "hot air balloon" was actually the BRS chute, perhaps triggered too late to save those who died, or by the impact.
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The local press reports that the aircraft was a "TL 98" and there was no collision with a balloon. https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/wes...t_aid-52395373
Here the headline says it was a glider.....
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That BRS seems to cause more problems than it fixes...plus it encourages some pilots to do stupid things. Aviation is going to pot!
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BRS deployments inside their design parameters is surely a step in the right direction to making aviation safer all round.
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That sounds plausible: the picture of the damage to the apartment suggests impact at a speed quite a bit higher than would be likely under a properly deployed chute, especially given the relatively small size / weight of the aircraft involved.