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Article: FAA APPROVES BRS PARACHUTE SYSTEM THAT 'SAVES' THE WHOLE AIRCRAFT
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- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- October 1, 1993
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 PR Newswire Association LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- On approach to landing, the light plane was suddenly struck from above and behind ... a mid-air collision, one of the most frightening hazards of what is otherwise a very safe way to travel. What can the pilot do?
If he or she installed a GARD-150, a handle is pulled, causing a powerful rocket motor to ignite and almost instantly extract a parachute. What's different in this hypothetical example is that this parachute carries the entire airplane to a modest vertical touchdown. The occupants need not exit the plane. The deployment is so fast, it can work within 300 feet above the ground!
On May 13, 1993, the Federal ...
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