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Since the landing gear and firewall are a part of the structure designed to be crushed for energy absorption during impact after parachute deployment, Cirrus originally thought that the airframe would be damaged beyond repair on ground-impact, but the first aircraft to deploy (N1223S) [5] landed in mesquite and was not badly damaged. Cirrus ...
At this time Cirrus only had two SR20 prototypes, so in order to test the parachute repeatedly Anderson would restart the engine mid-air while descending under the parachute, cut the chute loose and land the plane normally for it to be tested again (ground-impact testing took place with a mockup that would be dropped at the calculated descent ...
After Cirrus, Alan became CEO of Kestrel Aircraft in 2010, which merged with Eclipse Aerospace in 2015 to form One Aviation. [18] [19] The company ended operations in 2021. [20] Dale remains at Cirrus as a senior advisor and served as its CEO from 2011 to 2019. [21] [22]
The April 8 solar eclipse will be broadcast live on both network TV and cable channels. NBC will air a two-hour special, "Total Eclipse 2024," at 2 p.m. ET. NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt ...
NASA will provide live eclipse broadcast coverage from 1 to 4 p.m. April 8 on NASA+, NASA TV, NASA.gov, the NASA app, and on YouTube.Other venues being utilized by NASA to broadcast the eclipse ...
The Cirrus Design Corporation, doing business as Cirrus Aircraft (formally Cirrus Design), is an aircraft design, manufacturing, maintenance and management company, as well as a provider of flight training services, that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier to produce the VK-30 homebuilt aircraft.
The Cirrus SR20 is an American piston-engined, four- or five-seat composite monoplane built since 1999 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. The aircraft is the company's earliest type-certified model, earning certification in 1998.
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., doing business as BRS Aerospace (and commonly referred to as simply BRS), is a manufacturer of aircraft ballistic parachutes. The company was formed in 1980 by Boris Popov of Saint Paul, Minnesota, after he survived a 400-foot (120 m) fall in a partially collapsed hang glider in 1975.