Ballistic parachute recovery systems are designed to save lives, but their presence at an accident site introduces hidden risks that can threaten first responders long after impact. These rocket ...

French investigators believe use of a ballistic-recovery parachute in an emergency should be emphasised – and even simulated – prior to flight, following an analysis of accidents in which such systems ...

A small plane crashed at Ojo Santa Fe Resort & Spa shortly after taking off on Friday on a Taos-bound flight. Miraculously, no one was injured, and aviation experts believe the plane's safety features ...

US company Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) is to provide a parachute for around $40,000 for the Italian aerospace research center, CIRA’s, balloon dropped transonic flight tests using its unmanned ...

WASHINGTON -- Canadian rancher Albert Kolk's small plane banked uncontrollably in darkness over the Monashee mountains, then began spiraling toward earth. "Seat belts!" he barked to his teenage ...

Aeromobil's flying-car prototype crashed during a test flight after pilot Stefan Klein deployed its ballistic parachute system. The pilot, Stefan Klein, was uninjured, and the aircraft sustained only ...

A Renegade Spirit aircraft made a forced landing near Lynn Center after a student pilot performing aerobatics heard a "bang" and experienced a left rolling tendency. The pilot activated the onboard ...