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VLJ parachute study falls short

Don’t expect to see Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachutes on the first crop of very light jets.

November 1, 2006

Don’t expect to see Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) parachutes on the first crop of very light jets. The Minnesota company, which makes the parachutes for the Cirrus line of piston singles, received a $600,000 grant in 2003 to study the possibility of such parachutes, but the two-year program did not yield a marketable product.

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