At Grosse He Airport, Detroit, last week Pilot Vance Breese took a Parks biplane to 2,500 ft., cut the motor, stalled it into a spin, yanked a release cord. A little "pilot 'chute" popped out of its container under the fuselage, dragging a big 'chute (60 ft.) billowing up and over the tail. The plane, suspended by its centre wing section from the parachute, floated earthward at about 15 m. p. h.. swinging and gyrating as it settled. On alighting, only damage was to landing-gear and lower wing.
Detroit Aircraft Corp., promoters of the...
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