Deployed (above):
An aircraft emergency parachute system is shown deployed over a Cirrus SR20. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program at NASA Langley Research Center helped Ballistic Recovery Systems develop the rocket-propelled parachute with a SBIR Phase I award.
Photo printed with permission of Cirrus Design Corp.
Sequence (at right):
This sequence shows the parachute deployment in 1998 during certification of the CirrusSR20. The ballistic rocket can be seen extracting the parachute from the hatch located behind the rear window.
Photo printed with permission of Cirrus Design Corp.
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