The idea seems intuitive: if something goes wrong in flight, why not deploy a giant parachute and gently lower the aircraft to the ground? We have all seen similar scenes in numerous movies and ...

Among other things, US manufacturer Cirrus Aircraft is known for the fact that some of its planes, namely those from the SR series, are fitted with a ballistic parachute. This, in the event of an ...

A small plane went down at Ojo Santa Fe Friday, miraculously with no injuries, and an aviation expert says the plane's ...

QUEENSLAND, Australia -- Dramatic video from Australia shows a skydiver's reserve parachute becoming snagged on a plane wing mid-air over Queensland. The video was released on Thursday, December 11 as ...