Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) Commemorates Twenty-Five Years in the Aviation Safety Business Founder Boris Popov's parachute system has saved 179 lives! SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. (OTC:BRSI) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRSI) ( http://brsparachutes.com/ ), a whole-airplane parachute company, is commemorating a milestone in 2005 with a 25th Anniversary celebration of the company and its history. A special public ceremony and Open House was held at the aviation safety companies South St. Paul airport headquarters earlier this month. BRS CEO and President/COO Larry E. Williams read letters of proclamation sent from various governmental agencies congratulating the company for its innovative achievements. Williams also praised the dedication and commitment of the company's employees for its extraordinary contributions to improving aviation safety. "Twenty-Five years in the business of saving lives is a great accomplishment, anyone affiliated with BRS should feel a sense of pride in this tremendous milestone," stated Williams. BRS saved a company record 19 lives in 2004 and have been credited with another five already this year including a dramatic deployment on June 30th near Haverstraw, New York. That brings the total number of BRS lives saved to 179. The innovation to design a parachute to be fitted into an aircraft is a practical idea that was talked about for nearly a century, but no one had done much about developing a specific design until 1975, when Boris Popov of St. Paul, Minnesota survived a 400 foot fall in a collapsed hang glider. "As I fell," Popov explained, "I became most angry at my inability to do something. I had time to throw a parachute. I knew they existed but they hadn't yet been introduced to the hang gliding community. Fortunately, many years of gymnastics training prepared me for the water impact, and allowed me to swim to safety minus a few fillings and a bruised kidney." Popov, the inventor, now serves on the BRS board of directors. Last April, BRS was named the recipient of Aviation Week's new Laureate Award as the top business and General Aviation Company in 2004. Fittingly, Boris Popov was one of the three top BRS executives present to be recognized and receive the prestigious award. A special ceremony honoring companies and individuals who have made lasting contributions to the advancement of aerospace -- and to those who applied aviation or space technologies to the betterment of humankind. BRS is a South St. Paul, Minn., based company that designs, manufactures and distributes whole-plane emergency parachute systems for use on general aviation and recreational aircraft. Since the early 1980's, BRS has delivered nearly 20,000 parachute systems to aircraft owners around the world including over 1500 systems on the certified aircraft like the Cirrus Design aircraft manufactured in Duluth, Minnesota. Actual documented uses of these systems are credited with saving the lives of 179 people. DATASOURCE: Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Larry E. Williams of BRS, Inc, +1-651-457-7491, , FAX +1-651-457-8651, or Robb Leer, media liaison, +1-952-842-8133, Web site: http://brsparachutes.com/

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