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| + | Most near-space launches I've found used commercially available parachutes. Those who built their own chutes haven't provided detailed information regarding how they designed or constructed the chutes. We may have to look further a-field. | ||
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==BYU-Idaho== | ==BYU-Idaho== | ||
BYU-Idaho used a home-made chute for their first launch, without success: "...the parachute did not deploy very well. In fact, during a pre-flight test on launch day, the parachute was seen to deploy, then collapse. It is suspected that somehow, the parachute may have deployed partially, or not at all." | BYU-Idaho used a home-made chute for their first launch, without success: "...the parachute did not deploy very well. In fact, during a pre-flight test on launch day, the parachute was seen to deploy, then collapse. It is suspected that somehow, the parachute may have deployed partially, or not at all." | ||
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What Other People Done
Most near-space launches I've found used commercially available parachutes. Those who built their own chutes haven't provided detailed information regarding how they designed or constructed the chutes. We may have to look further a-field.
BYU-Idaho
BYU-Idaho used a home-made chute for their first launch, without success: "...the parachute did not deploy very well. In fact, during a pre-flight test on launch day, the parachute was seen to deploy, then collapse. It is suspected that somehow, the parachute may have deployed partially, or not at all."
They also say the parachute was "[n]ot built according to any real standards, the parachute was our best attempt, and very little analysis and testing were put into its design"
1337arts
1337arts used a plastic parachute which they all ready had on hand for their first launch, and a trash bag for a second launch.
Materials
Rip-Stop Nylon
- ~$8/yd, from Lens Mill
