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		dalbasal on June 21, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The age of electric flight is finally upon us Parachute not enough?

maxxxxx on June 21, 2019 [–]

I don't think so. You cant steer a parachute well and you don't want some bypasser to get hit by a heavy battery on a parachute. The descent speed on a parachute is very high so it will hurt or more.

dalbasal on June 23, 2019 | [–]

Parachutes can be steered.

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