Let me explain the background of the amazing video below, shot two days ago in Australia. It's been 15 years since the Cirrus SR20 made its debut as "the plane with the parachute." At the time of its introduction, and in some grizzled-aviator circles even now, the idea of a parachute for the entire airplane met hoots of derision.
How A Small Plane Crash Looks When Passengers Are About To Survive Rather Than About To Die
James Fallows, The Atlantic
Mon, 05/12/2014 - 2:20pm
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