South St. Paul, Minn., July 16, 2018 - BRS Aerospace named AVIASUR of Santiago, Chile, as the whole aircraft parachute manufacturer's distributor and Authorized Installation Center in Chile. AVIASUR's modern facility at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Chile offers a wide range of aeronautical services, including selling Cessna brand aircraft for Textron Aviation.
BRS offers a whole aircraft parachute system for Cessna 182s manufactured in 1964 and newer and Cessna 172s manufactured in 1966 and newer. The BRS ballistic recovery system for owners and operators of Cessna 172s and 182s is comparable to similar systems on the world's best-selling single-engine piston powered aircraft and new aircraft with six seats or less under development today.
Recently, an independent statistical analysis concluded that the Ballistic Recovery System installed on the popular Cirrus aircraft series significantly reduced the odds of experiencing a fatal aircraft accident when deployed. BRS has documented a total of 383 lives saved when the BRS system was deployed.
"BRS Aerospace is very pleased to add AVIASUR to represent our sales and installation activities in Chile," said BRS President and Director Enrique Dillon. "AVIASUR's reputation in South America is impeccable and its capabilities are all encompassing."
In addition to representing new aircraft sales in Chile, Aviasur offers aircraft maintenance, FBO services, parts and accessories, hangar services, aircraft administration and charter services.
BRS Aerospace is the world leader in whole aircraft parachute systems with more than 35,000 systems delivered to aviation segments including Light Sport Aircraft, experimentals, ultralights, unmanned vehicles, military aircraft, and FAA/EASA Type Certified general aviation, including the most popular piston-powered aircraft in production today. The system is designed to be a last resort for pilots and passengers when all other attempts to recover the airplane in case of emergency or pilot incapacitation have failed.
BRS Aerospace's current whole aircraft parachute system for fixed-wing aircraft design calls for a parachute ballistic launcher to be installed in the aircraft with either a pilot-initiated activator located in the cockpit or an automated activation system. Upon activation, a ballistic rocket propels a parachute into the airstream to slow the airplane and float it down into a survivable vertical landing.
BRS Aerospace was founded in 1980 in South St. Paul, Minn. It has manufacturing facilities at the South St. Paul Municipal Airport and in Pine Bluff, N.C. The system has been successfully deployed multiple times. For more information go to www.brsaerospace.com.
