Is it a parachute? Hold on, is it a plane hanging onto the parachute? It’s a special five-seater small executive aircraft that comes with an inbuilt parachute facility which can carry the entire frame in case of an emergency!
“It’s only an additional safety device and found useful in extreme situations where pilot has suddenly taken ill like a heart attack,” chipped in Capt. Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director, Cirrus India. “Lot of people do get confused about this and keep asking me what is the parachute doing here,” he smiled, on Friday, third day of the ‘Fifth India Aviation 2016’ at the Begumpet airport.
The aircraft which can clock upto 400 kmph (185 knots) and travel to distances to as long as upto 2,200 km could be an ideal one for pilots training, personal travel, weather forecasting, disaster management, surveillance and a host of other uses considering its size and capability. Cost of each of the planes ranges between Rs.3 crore-Rs.5 crore.
18/03/16 V Geetanath
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“It’s only an additional safety device and found useful in extreme situations where pilot has suddenly taken ill like a heart attack,” chipped in Capt. Sanjay Kumar, Managing Director, Cirrus India. “Lot of people do get confused about this and keep asking me what is the parachute doing here,” he smiled, on Friday, third day of the ‘Fifth India Aviation 2016’ at the Begumpet airport.
The aircraft which can clock upto 400 kmph (185 knots) and travel to distances to as long as upto 2,200 km could be an ideal one for pilots training, personal travel, weather forecasting, disaster management, surveillance and a host of other uses considering its size and capability. Cost of each of the planes ranges between Rs.3 crore-Rs.5 crore.
18/03/16 V Geetanath
