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by IshKebab 1698 days ago
No, it's a parachute that is deployed via a small explosion so it doesn't rely on falling through air to open.
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NovemberWhiskey 1698 days ago
Can you provide a link to such a system? I did a best-efforts search and failed to turn up anything.
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brianwawok 1698 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_parachute
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NovemberWhiskey 1698 days ago
I'm unaware of any of those which are zero-zero. The Cirrus CAPS system has a minimum altitude of 400 ft or 920 ft after a one-turn spin, for example. BRS doesn't make specific claims for their system as far as I know but I'd be amazed if it were that much improved over the Cirrus one.
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