In this case it’s a Cessna RC plane which now has an added surprise. The first thing to be dropped was a parachute with a weight on it (for testing purposes). But there are hints of future ...

The problem was likely that the final jumper's parachute caught on the tail of the Cessna U206. When it hit the tail, it damaged the horizontal stabilizer the pilot uses to control the plane's height.

The Cessna lost out to the popular Cirrus when both were new, with the Cirrus airframe parachute giving that model a distinct ...

Popov founded Ballistic Recovery Systems, maker of the parachute system shown here. The chute was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in 1993 for the Cessna 150. Later, Cirrus Aircraft ...