• SomeAmateur
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    9 months ago

    Weight. Chutes are heavy and means more fuel use and less range with less people. Which means more flights, which means more planes, crew, maintenance, parts, landing fees etc.

    It would be easier to strap a large parachute to the plane which has been done on small aircraft