Parachutes for airplanes is definitely past the novelty stage, but something that’s always piqued our curiosity about the concept is the type of airplanes that get them.
Expensive going-places airplanes have been the usual suspects when it comes to packing a parachute, and while that fits the usual financial model, are such airplanes the ones most likely to need them? And then in front of the IAC building at AirVenture we spotted a Pitts Special with a BRS chute in the upper wing.
There may be weight, cost and structural issues surrounding such an installation, but we must say, a hard-flying aerobatic machine seems a likely candidate for a whole-plane get-out-of-jail chute.
