Cirrus SR20 Safety Program
The SR20 is equipped with Cirrus Design’s Cirrus Aircraft Parachute System, a large parachute which can be deployed in an emergency to lower the entire aircraft to the ground safely. Notwithstanding a number of fatal accidents before, the SR20 is certified by European Aviation Safety Agency, making it the first aircraft to achieve such certification. What is so amazing about this aircraft is the newly-employed integral emergency parachute, CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System) which is common to most Cirrus planes. This system is incredibly controlled by pilot in command that continues resisting gravity even after an airframe failure. Additionally, CAPS provides a new option in all potentially life-threatening situations; save fire, in the event of an engine-out, mid-air collision, and even fuel starvation. It offers an option in the bluest VMC to the worst IMC.
Main features of the SR20 safety system include an engine firewall that slopes under the fuselage enabling the belly to act like a toboggan and dissipates energy in a crash. Furthermore, the four seats are crashworthy and are fitted with 4-point belts. There’s a crush zone between the floor and the belly. To reduce the chance or severity of impact during a crash, the instrument panel is set far forward and controllers are off to the sides. The one of a kind safety feature is encased in a small canister hidden behind the rear baggage shelf.
A front-seat occupant can pull hard on a T-handle if in case the SR20 experiences terrible problems thus activating a 700-newton-second rocket motor that propels a 35-pound Kevlar parachute from its sheath in 1 ½ seconds. This machine will, without a doubt, be certified by the FAA certification in addition to that of European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
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