But Cirrus reports its parachute system has proven even more robust, logging saves of airplanes traveling as fast as 187 knots and at altitudes as low as 441 feet. ADVERTISEMENT.

DULUTH -- Pilot Jeff Ippoliti suspects April 10, 2004, would have been his final day on the planet if it weren't for CAPS, the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System that returned him to the ground ...

Chute replacement will become an important part of Cirrus’ overall business, since its service centers will be doing many hundreds of chute replacements a year for many years.

Cirrus, Cirrus Aircraft Limited (2507:HK), today announced the expansion of its Grand Forks manufacturing facility during a ...

May 14—A company with headquarters in Duluth, Minn., and with a large factory in Grand Forks is receiving national recognition in the news after a midair collision near Denver. While one of the ...

The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, referred to as CAPS, was approved in 1998. 4. The pilot deployed the chute when he realized he could not glide back to the airport.

All Cirrus aircraft come standard equipped with an emergency parachute. Alan Klapmeier, who co-founded Cirrus with his brother, Dale, vowed to include a parachute in the design of future airplanes ...

The Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) enhances safety, with 129 deployments resulting in 265 survivors and a reduced fatal accident rate.

Cirrus Aircraft Limited a annoncé, lors d'un événement, l'agrandissement de son site de production de Grand Forks.

Cirrus has historically led the industry in making safety innovations such as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) and now Safe Return™ Emergency Autoland as standard equipment.

All Cirrus aircraft are built with a safety mechanism the company calls "the most significant innovation in the last 50 years of aviation": the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System, a full-plane ...