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Terrafugia Chooses BRS Parachute for Transition Flying Car

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Key Takeaways:

  • Terrafugia's upcoming Transition flying car will feature BRS Aerospace's whole-aircraft parachute safety system.
  • This pilot-activated system uses a ballistic rocket launcher to deploy a parachute, enabling a survivable vertical landing as a last-resort safety measure.
  • BRS was chosen for its proven reliability and innovation, having delivered over 35,000 systems and saved 393 lives.
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Terrafugia has chosen BRS’ whole-aircraft parachute safety system for its upcoming Transition flying car, BRS announced in a press release. It is designed to be a last resort for pilots and passengers in the event all other methods of recovering an aircraft in distress have failed.

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