![Skydiver jumps to his death after recording video message for wife saying he was not going to open parachute | The Independent | The Independent Skydiver jumps to his death after recording video message for wife saying he was not going to open parachute | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2017/07/17/15/vitantonio-capotorto.jpg?width=1200)
Skydiver jumps to his death after recording video message for wife saying he was not going to open parachute | The Independent | The Independent
Why don't airplanes have giant parachutes attached to them to save the plane and its passengers in times of emergency? Would it not be feasible to have this sort of parachute? If
![Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial | The BMJ Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial | The BMJ](https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/363/bmj.k5094/F2.large.jpg)