April 10, 2005 Leonardo Da Vinci was the first person to conceive the parachute, documenting his idea 500 years ago but it was not until we had airplanes that the idea really offered some compelling ...

BRS parachutes are proven effective at low altitudes (down to 260 feet) and high speeds, with the manufacturer recommending early deployment (around 2,000 feet) for optimal safety. The deployment ...

SOUTH SAINT PAUL, Minn. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BRS Aerospace, the leading whole aircraft rescue parachute system manufacturer in the world, and Transcend Air Corporation, developer of the Vy 400, ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Alan Klapmeier, CEO and co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft, which makes an airplane equipped with its own parachute. Over the past week, two different Cirrus pilots ...

Parachutes can be deployed in seconds to allow aircraft to make a safe, soft landing if major systems like propulsion and flight controls fail, but are they suitable for new vertical takeoff and ...

I was discussing this with coworkers - why don't commerical aircraft have parachutes instead of the floating cushions? Is it fatal to be in the atmosphere at 30k feet? If a plan is going down, would ...