Six new planes were added to Ohio University's fleet to help expand and enhance training for students in the aviation program ...

He then "deployed the airplane's Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) which slowed the airplane's [descent]." "The parachute carried the airplane until it ultimately crashed into trees in a ...

The Cirrus Vision Jet is the cheapest private jet money can buy at $1.96 million. The Vision Jet is easy to fly and even has a parachute for the entire plane if things go really wrong. It fits up ...

The NTSB report has been released on the LaFayette plane crash that occurred in March at the Barwick LaFayette Airport.

Weight Spec Maximum Ramp Weight 6,040 lbs Maximum Takeoff Weight 6,000 lbs Basic Empty Weight 3,550 lbs The Vision Jet is the ...

LAFAYETTE, Ga - A flight instructor and a student pilot were killed when a small aircraft crashed during a training flight near LaFayette on March 20, federal investigators said. The National ...

"Design of the test harness and parachute release mechanism were nearly as difficult as the design of the recovery systems itself," says Jay Yeakle, a Cirrus engineer. Less complex was the animal ...

Popov founded Ballistic Recovery Systems, maker of the parachute system shown here. The chute was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in 1993 for the Cessna 150. Later, Cirrus Aircraft ...

it is perhaps its safety features that Cirrus is best known for. When it came on the market in 1998, the Continental IO-360-engined SR20 was the first in general aviation to feature a parachute ...

The SR22 also brings several advanced features, including dual-side yoke flight controls and the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System. Inside, its touchscreen control system includes aircraft systems ...

It is also certified for flight into known ice, while another safety feature incorporated into the airframe is the standard Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS). Operating limitations for the ...