CT to Offer BRS Parachutes as Standard in U.S.

bydanjohnson

Friday, March 16, 2012 at 08:56 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Flight Design of Germany has partnered with BRS Parachutes to make their emergency ballistic parachute system standard equipment on all CT aircraft sold in the USA.
This agreement significantly enhances the safety features of Flight Design's CT aircraft, mirroring the approach taken by Cirrus Design.
The integration of these systems underscores their life-saving potential, with BRS reporting 181 lives saved to date by their parachutes.
Flight Design joins a very small group of LSA companies that offer airframe parachutes as standard equipment on their aircraft.

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The German producer of the sleek CT recently signed an agreement with BRS Parachutes to install the rocket-deployed emergency system as standard equipment. More CT info.

Flight Design of Germany — in cooperation with U.S importer Flight Design USA — just signed an agreement with emergency parachute maker, BRS, to provide the 1350 LSA ballistic system on all CT aircraft sold in the USA. The importer, a related business of Flightstar Sportplanes, has long been a supporter of such safety ‘chutes and will now offer the BRS system as standard equipment. The parachute company likens the move by Flight Design as similar to Cirrus Design, which produces the best selling SR-22 GA airplane…that also comes standard with an airframe parachute. Use of the systems has resulted in the saving of 181 lives to date, BRS says. Only one other LSA company currently encourages parachutes with each airplane sale: the StingSport available from SportairUSA. The Arkansas-based company is the U.S. dealer for Galaxy parachute systems.