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Bye's eFlyer 2 Aircraft Will Feature ASR's Parachute Recovery System
Aviation Safety Resources is to develop a three-parachute recovery system for Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2 electric aircraft.
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2
Bye Aerospace has contracted with Aviation Safety Resources to develop a parachute recovery system for its two-seat eFlyer 2 aircraft. [Photo: Bye Aerospace]

Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 electric aircraft will feature the Soteria whole aircraft recovery parachute made by Aviation Safety Resources (ASR). Under an agreement announced by the two U.S. companies on August 10, ASR will develop a version of the recovery system specifically for the two-seat aircraft, which has already logged numerous orders from flight-training organizations.

According to ASR, its ballistic parachutes can allow an aircraft to land safely from as low as just 100 feet. The system uses the company’s patent-pending Xtreme Rapid Deployment technology, with a two-stage deployment process with an “extraction rocket” that takes just 0.49 seconds to deploy the three recovery parachutes. According to the company, three smaller parachutes inflate faster than one large parachute and also deliver weight and volume savings.