| Part | Component Status |
| Drogue Parachute | Designed + Sewed |
Parachute Materials:
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
Diameter (ft) | Area (ft2) | Vent Diameter (ft) | Disk Diameter (ft) |
4.5 | 15.89 | 0.216 | 3.087 |
Gap height (ft) | Band Height (ft) | Suspension Line Length (ft) | # Suspension Lines |
0.36 | 0.509 | 9 | 6 |
