I mean a parachute that is used to bring
the entire aircraft down safely.
2006-08-08 07:56:09 · 6 answers · asked by K M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is available for some single-engine planes such as Cessna 172 and 182 (I fly the 182). Made by Ballistic Recovery Systems Inc.
2006-08-08 08:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not practical for normal passenger aircraft but some aircraft under test for stall conditions have used a tail parachute to point the aircraft downwards, with low descent velocity, and then drop off the parachute and recover the plane by pulling out of a vertical dive.
2006-08-08 08:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, most aircraft don't have a parachute for either the plane or the passengers.
However, the seats each passenger sits on is designed to be a removable flotation device, so the passengers are protected from drowning ... at least on the way down.
2006-08-08 08:59:16 · answer #3 · answered by Bob G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has been a few experiments with this- such as the Gyrocopter- to land aircraft safely.
I don't know if they still teach this in Pilot school or not but with small aircraft if you've got two trees that are about the width of the fuselage apart run right between them on purpose- supposedly this is the ideal emergency crash landing IF you can see and do it
2006-08-08 08:01:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few small private aircraft with these parachute
systems on them but probabaly none you would be flying on
unless you know the owners.
2006-08-08 09:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. It's not practical.
If there is a catastrophic failure on an airliner, you're time is up.
2006-08-08 07:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by RobotoMR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋