I see lots of Aerolite 103s / Quicksilvers / Kolbs flying around with ballistic parachutes. Those being unregulated vehicles, I wonder if the airframe is strong enough to stay together when the chute opens?
When Aerolite 103 was being certified for sale in Europe, one modification it had to add was to install kevlar rope inside the aluminum tubing so the airframe wouldn't break apart from a chute deployment. Reading that made me wonder about the real life performance of an ultralight aircraft when the chute is deployed.
A quick Google search didn't yield any such instance. Hence the question...
When Aerolite 103 was being certified for sale in Europe, one modification it had to add was to install kevlar rope inside the aluminum tubing so the airframe wouldn't break apart from a chute deployment. Reading that made me wonder about the real life performance of an ultralight aircraft when the chute is deployed.
A quick Google search didn't yield any such instance. Hence the question...
