Parachute anyone?

[Kilby]

Don't know if you guys saw this yet, but it's one of the new goodies over at the PhotoHigher website.

http://photohigher.co.nz/products/f...allistic-parachute-emergency-recovery-system/

-Terry

 

[mailman35]

but what are the chances of it actually working tho? since usually when an mr turns in to a brick. it ends up flipping...

 

[Rick~K]

Pretty good idea, I remember these in (I think) the 70's for full scale small aircraft.

 

[meme]

but what are the chances of it actually working tho? since usually when an mr turns in to a brick. it ends up flipping...

That will be not a problem IMO, in 14 years of paragliding i had to use the rescue several times :dejection: , launching it in different positions. Specially when there will be a ballistic launch, that thing will save the MR also at lower heights in may advice.

 

[Kilby]

but what are the chances of it actually working tho? since usually when an mr turns in to a brick. it ends up flipping...

Probably pretty good chances, actually. The chute is loaded with gunpowder for the discharge, so i'm sure it gets out of the way of the craft pretty quickly. The problem I see though is the weight. It's 1/2 a kilo by itself.

-Terry