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I'm working for a German ultralight manufacturer (whereas European
ultralights compare more to US LSA than to US ultralights), and all our aircraft are required by law to have a BRS installed. We've had several of our customers come down safely under a 'chute. Of course it is preferable to never have to use a recovery system. Events like wings folding, control systems breaking or similar are very rare. In most cases where the BRS has to be used, it's when the engine quits _and_ there's no place to safely make an emergency landing, like over water, forest or swamp. Even if you have a BRS installed, it is advisable to try an emergency landing in a suitable field, since very likely the structure of the airplane will suffer less damage. As someone pointed out, the airplane comes down nose first, usually with a speed of about 5-6 m/s (15-20 ft/ s). That can break a lot of expensive stuff (prop, engine, fuselage). In an emergency landing, done properly, you may only have to replace the landing gear and cover up a few bruises on the fuselage. Oliver |
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