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Can the parachute be detonated on a hard landing?

April 26, 2017detonated hard landing parachute

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Can the parachute be detonated on a hard landing?

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A. No—short of pulling the handle, the rocket cannot ignite. You can’t fire it by hitting it, dropping it, heating it (within reason) or any other action. Only pulling the handle will fire it. The unit cannot “just go off.” It is dormant until the pilot exerts a deliberate two-step action.