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Re:Ask HN: Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? by run4yourlives on Wednesday June 03, 2009 @07:21PM (#640664)
There is a small aircraft manufacturer, Cirrus that puts a parachute recovery system right on the aircraft itself.

Notably, reviews have been mixed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems

Cirrus, it should be noted has an below average crash rate compared to other aircraft in class. Clearly, the small total of 18 deployments compared to the crash rate leaves a lot of work to be done.

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