Whole Aircraft Parachute Saves Pilot and Student
without a scratch: to survive a potentially harmful situation completely unharmed or undamaged
Everyone knows that parachutes strapped to people’s backs can save lives, but did you know there are parachutes big enough to save a whole airplane? Imagine you are learning to fly a plane, and suddenly, the engine stops working. This is exactly what happened in Bellevue, a place not far from Seattle. A small plane was flying for a training session when it had trouble. Thankfully, the plane had a Whole Aircraft Rescue Parachute System. This is a parachute that isn’t just for individuals. It can save the whole plane and its passengers.
The pilot, a teacher showing a student how to fly, used the Whole Aircraft Rescue Parachute. It helped the plane land softly in a swamp instead of a city area. This quick thinking kept both the teacher and the student safe. They walked away without a scratch. The Whole Aircraft Rescue Parachute was first developed for small planes in the 1990s and has saved over 400 lives since then.
Learn more in the video below.
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