In this VIDEO you see Cirrus SR-22 airplane , which has its own parachute. Not for the pilot. for the plane. Due to a valve malfunction the pilot had to ditch 250 miles from Maui. Via the Coast Guard he put the plane down - in big seas - near a cruise ship which fetched him out after the plane ditched safely but quickly overturned! h/t James Fallows - who owns one!
Photos: U.S. Navy’s Next Supercarrier Completes First Sea Trials, Clearing
Major Ford-Class Hurdle
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The future USS John F. Kennedy completed its first Builder’s Sea Trials on
February 4, marking a major milestone for the Navy’s second Ford-class
aircraft ...
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