Parachute on Airplane

[hsnugroho47]

why airplane not equipped by parachute / a big parachute ?

[jimcander]

@hsnugroho47

why airplane not equipped by parachute / a big parachute ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Recovery_Systems#Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_System_.28CAPS.29

[hsnugroho47]

thanks for information

is it enough to help, a parachute equipped on a jet plane like boeing 737 800 etc

[joelwiley]

@hsnugroho47

thanks for information is it enough to help, a parachute equipped on a jet plane like boeing 737 800 etc

I don’t think the concept scales well. The cutoff is somewhere short of the Antonov 225

[MajekMoon14]

What about individual parachutes, like how they have flotation devices at each seat…I’ve always wondered why they don’t have them for everyone!?

[joelwiley]

@MajekMoon14

What about individual parachutes, like how they have flotation devices at each seat…I’ve always wondered why they don’t have them for everyone!?

You might take a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpyGsQsGNFk
And consider the logistics of getting a plane full of inexperienced passengers to gear up and get out before their airplane was too low to deploy a chute.