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Component | Material | Component | Material |
Canopy Fabric | 1.1 oz Ripstop Nylon, Calendered | Shroud Lines | Vectran, 600 lbs capacity |
Webbing - Main | Type 8 Nylon, 4000 lb Tensile Strength | Risers | Technora, 2,500 lbs capacity |
Webbing - Drogue | Thin Kevlar | Sewing Thread | Nylon 66, Bonded |
Parachute Shape:
Drogue - Disk Band Gap
- Flat circular disk and cylindrical band, separated by a gap
- Gap and vent hole increase porosity and stability
- Low drag decreases traveling distance during descent
- Easy to manufacture
Parachute Design - Drogue Sizing:
Terminal Velocity (ft/s): 92
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