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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| OTCQX: BRSI | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Boris Popov |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Larry Williams (CEO and president) Gary Moore (vice president, Sales & Marketing) Dave Blanchard (vice president, Operations) |
| Products | Parachute systems |
| Website | www.brsaerospace.com |
Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., doing business as BRS Aerospace (and commonly referred to as simply BRS), is a manufacturer of aircraft ballistic parachutes.
The company was formed in 1980 by Boris Popov of Saint Paul, Minnesota, after he survived a 400-foot (120 m) fall in a partially collapsed hang glider in 1975. As a result, Popov invented a parachute system that could lower an entire light aircraft to the ground in the event of loss of control, failure of the aircraft structure, or other in-flight emergencies.[1]
Popov was granted a U.S. patent on 26 August 1986 for the so-called Ballistic Recovery System (BRS) - patent US 4607814 A.[2]
The company has two divisions: BRS Aviation and BRS Defense.[3][4]
- ^ BRS Aerospace (2009). "BRS History". Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
- ^ "Patent US4607814 - Ballistic recovery system - Google Patents". August 26, 1986. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "BRS Aviation". Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "BRS Defense". Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.