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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by p_l on Sunday September 11, 2022 @10:27AM (#32799892)
It's not unique to Cirrus, but Cirrus is probably most well known for having made bigger and heavier planes with BRS
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by lisper on Sunday September 11, 2022 @11:03AM (#32800185)
> It's not unique to Cirrus

Not any more, but Cirrus introduced this technology to general aviation.

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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by tristanb on Sunday September 11, 2022 @01:44PM (#32801638)
The BRS was produced and patented by another company, then purchased by Cirrus who were the first to include it as standard equipment. But not the first in aviation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by p_l on Monday September 12, 2022 @09:21AM (#32809756)
Cirrus only made the first in terms of standard type certified aircraft in USA, BRS in ultralight and experimental class were common by then.
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by throwaway894345 on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:20PM (#32801958)
What is BRS?
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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by krisoft on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:38PM (#32802121)
Ballistic Recovery System. It is a parachute afixed to the airframe which can be deployed by the pilot. It is named that because the parachute is pulled out of its housing by a small solid-fueled rocket.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems

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Re:Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida by chinathrow on Sunday September 11, 2022 @02:43PM (#32802153)
The manufacturer of those rescue systems.

https://brsaerospace.com/

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