THE VIDEO SHELF · aircraft parachute safety
Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer?
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli analyzes the safety record of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS), looking at the 90-plus deployments over 20 years of Cirrus flying. He asks whether the whole-aircraft parachute has actually saved lives.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited in aviation-accident threads as a compact analysis of whether whole-aircraft parachutes work, with the track record described as impressive.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- AVweb
- Topic
- aircraft parachute safety
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Here's an analysis of the CAPS system's safety record: [VIDEO] (contains some good footage of an SR22 parachuting into the ocean, and into the ground). This is a good overview on the survivability of water landings: [LINK] . I haven't watched the video recently but …
jrockway on Hacker News · 2021-05
In Midair Collision over DenverAVweb did an interesting video a couple of years ago, "Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer?": > The Cirrus line of aircraft have been flying for 20 years and although most people in aviation know they have full aircraft parachutes, it's fair to ask how …
throw0101c on Hacker News · 2022-09
In Cirrus Vision Jet Pilot Pulls Chute in Florida
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