Aerospace: Safety Enhanced Light Aircraft Parachutes

摘要

Eclipse Aviation's six passenger air taxis boast a safety feature no jetliner can match namely, a parachute large enough to gently float the plane to the ground in the event of an in-air emergency. Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc. (BRS) has utilized a current $750,000 Small Business Innovative Research award from National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) to develop a parachute for six seat jet air taxis. Originally designed for lighter weight ultralights and experimental aircraft, BRS has achieved the technological ability to develop parachute systems for conventional aircraft.