eFlight Journal 02-2020

e Innovation
After Galaxy GRS initially
developed systems for the
ultralight scene now they develop
rescues for small drones (below);
the system weighs 1.5 kilos,
and the multi-cap technology is
designed to ensure quick opening
even with air taxis (diagram next
page).
“We are not just thinking of the classic parachute systems
here, but of overall concepts that protect eVTOLS
passengers in the event of problems across the entire
flight range,” agrees Fernando de Caralt, CEO at BRS,
with his partner. “The unique new challenges of certain
flight phases in”Urban Air Mobility”require the integration
of complex technologies in a holistic approach, which
ensures all passengers of these new aircraft high chances
of survival.”
As more and more different aircraft now enter the test
flight phase and the approval process, BRS sees an opportunity
to confirm their own approaches and to fur-
BRS extraction sequence
Boris Popov, founder of BRS Aerospace,
not only developed the first ballistic
rescue system for ultra-light aircraft at
the beginning of the eighties of the last
century, but also later certified it for
approved aircraft, where it is now used
by many. Approval will also be required
for the eVTOL air taxi systems, because
they are to be used for professional
passenger transport (above). For reasons
of confidentiality, the drone was covered
on the left during the experiment.
BRS Aerospace Overview
E-Flight-Forum, Beijing November 2017
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