Disaster averted after mid-air collision


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Disaster averted after mid-air collision

Ballistic recovery parachute proves its worth

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Guest: Pop (167 days ago)
He missed the airport.
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Guest: Sakimori (174 days ago)
Jesus Friggin' Christ! This is the calmest man on the planet. "Mayday, mayday, I'm going down, need to use my parachute. Now, where's I put that drink?"
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friedkoalafriedkoala (182 days ago)
It wouldn't work on an airliner as the size of the chute required would be so big it wouldn’t be able to deploy in time to save the plane. Plus the weight of the chute would be so high the airlines would have to reduce the number of passages on each flight by half which would, in turn, double the number of planes required to transport everyone around the world. Great idea for small planes and as this video shows a life saver.
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maverickrazormaverickrazor (182 days ago)
Brilliant. Now that is what I call innovation. Just got to put them on airliners now
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