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Originally Posted by fanaudical View Post
Ran across this today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXf03cfm2x4

I have no issues with drones of this configuration for remote/autonomous work without a pilot on board. Helicopters have some ability to recover from power loss (autorotation), but what do you do with one of these piloted drone-like things in the case of total power loss? It seems to me to be a very bad idea to put a pilot in something that has no hope of flight recovery if something goes wrong...
Very cool.

To attempt to answer your question, whole craft parachute like the Cirrus?

Maybe inflatable impact bags like a Mars probe?

Wingsuit?
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