An airframe parachute has been used "in anger" for the first time to land a Cirrus SR22 light aircraft successfully - an event the manufacturer calls a milestone in general aviation safety. There have ...

OMF Aircraft will offer the Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) airframe parachute system as optional equipment on the Symphony 160 and 135-TDI aircraft and as standard equipment on the Symphony 4, the ...

The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) has been deployed 103 times, saving more than 200 people, according to data provided by Cirrus. CAPS has been included in the SR series of aircraft since ...

Pilot Jeff Ippoliti suspects April 10, 2004, would have been his final day on the planet if it weren't for CAPS, the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System that returned him to the ground unscathed after a ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Last month, we saw three people walk away unharmed after two planes collided in midair over Cherry Creek State Park. One of those planes was a Cirrus SR22, a small plane ...