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The SR20 light aircraft from Cirrus Designs
can land safely, even from a full spin, by popping
out a built-in emergency parachute. It's the f irst
airplane designed to make a parachute landing that has been
licensed by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
When the pilot pulls a lever in the cockpit, a rocket
shoots out of the rear of the plane, trailing the parachute.
To prevent the chute from ripping to shreds if
the plane is moving at a high speed, a cloth slider moves down
the cables, opening the parachute slowly.
Once the parachute is open, the plane settles to the ground
at about 17 miles per hour (27 kph). When it touches down, the
landing gear is destroyed, punching up through the
wing, but the people in the plane will not be injured. |
SR20 light aircraft： SR20型輕型飛機(jī)
Cirrus Designs: 一家位于美國(guó)明尼蘇達(dá)州的設(shè)計(jì)、生產(chǎn)和銷售航空器的公司。
a full spin:（飛機(jī)的）高速旋沖
pop out: 突然彈出
a built-in emergency parachute：內(nèi)置的緊急降落傘
chute：parachute 降落傘
rip to shreds： 被撕裂，撕成碎片
landing gear：起落裝置 |
