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October 24, 2010 -
BRS Aerospace (“Ballistic Recovery Systems” or “BRS”) of BRS Aerospace will install their high-tech safety system into the fleet of HPT-32 trainers, according to HAL officials, the aircraft’s designer and manufacturer, who has contracted this work with BRS Aerospace. |
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“Providing this
solution for the basic training aircraft used by the Indian Air Force
reinforces what we’ve been saying for years—BRS whole-airframe parachute
recovery systems provide the utmost in pilot safety in a very cost
effective manner. This represents a strong market opportunity for BRS to
install life saving parachutes on training aircraft, civilian or
military,” Gary Moore, BRS Aerospace Vice-President, Sales & Marketing,
said.
Frank Hoffmann,
BRS Aerospace VP of Engineering, will travel to Tens of thousands of BRS Aerospace whole-airframe parachutes are already in the field around the world, flying in experimental and certified aircraft, including the Cessna 172/182. The system employs solid rocket fuel technology. When activated by the pilot, an onboard rocket helps deploy a parachute which returns the entire aircraft and pilot safely to the ground. To date BRS Aerospace parachutes have saved the lives of more than 255 people.
“This is a very
significant milestone for not only BRS but for aviation safety as well,”
said Boris Popov, BRS founder and current VP of Public Affairs. “While
BRS products have been successfully introduced into the civilian
aviation markets for years, this is the first usage of the BRS system
for the military trainer aircraft market. We believe it is but the first
step towards BRS acceptance in military trainer programs worldwide. We
applaud the Indian Air Force for this farsighted decision.” |