Ten killed in private jet crash – Wagner leader Prigozhin 'on passenger list'

Re:Ten killed in private jet crash – Wagner leader Prigozhin... by dragonwriter on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @03:42PM (#37241150)

Usually, after they are shot down by air defense missiles, what’s left just crashes.

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Re:Ten killed in private jet crash – Wagner leader Prigozhin... by maxbond on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @04:08PM (#37241413)

Perhaps some private planes (Cirrus) are better equipped to survive losing a wing, since they have rocket-deployed parachutes.

Somewhat boring video of the parachute in action ("boring" being a synonym for "an amazing triumph of safety engineering"):

14m video essay about the system:

(Reporting says this was an Embraer, this is strictly a tangent.)

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