Re: Europa-List: Emergency parachutes, opinions?

[Frans Veldman <frans@paardnatuurlijk.nl>]

Hans Siedsma wrote:

> We just have add a safety parachute system  to an Europa XS.  The parachute
> system has been build aaaand installed by the  Czech manufacturer. I can
> make picture if you like. You can see the plane here in the Netherlands.

It is interesting. However, I was thinking about personal parachutes.

I'm wondering what the weight penalty would be for a BRS (airplane
chute)? I guess that apart from the weight of the cute it will also be
necessary to reinforce the attachment points for the chute. It could
however be an interesting alternative, but of course worthless in case
of a fire or a severe structural failure. Can the airplane be reused
after a BRS deployment?

Frans