With four new aircraft introduced at the show this week sporting parachutes from Ballistic Recovery Systems, CEO Larry Williams was beaming at his AirVenture press conference on Thursday morning. "We've never had this many aircraft announcements all at once before," he said, and hinted that a fifth might be revealed before the show is over. The new BRS-equipped aircraft are Lancair's turbine-powered Evolution, Epic Aircraft's Victory jet single, the Cirrus LSA and the Diamond DA-50 SuperStar. Williams also reported that flight tests of the company's jet chute are complete, though the overall system is still in development. He expects to be ready to start the certification process by the end of this year. The jet chute's interface with aircraft systems is challenging, he said. "The system will have the capability to slow down the aircraft, and lower the gear. It adds complexity." The T-tail on the DA50 also is a challenge for extraction, he said.
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