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Doesn't a parachute need some free fall before being completely deployed? Plus there would be no way of gliding somewhere safe to land.
by ldom66 10y ago
Doesn't a parachute need some free fall before being completely deployed? Plus there would be no way of gliding somewhere safe to land.
- nradov 10y agoA small rocket can be used to deploy the parachute from low altitude. This is already in use on some light aircraft today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Components https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Com...