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Main ParachuteDesigned + 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 Design - Main Sizing:

  • Semi-Ellipsoid Design
  • Height to Width Ratio of 0.707
  • Parameters from Richard Nakka
Diameter (ft)10

Terminal Velocity (ft/s)

23

Radius (ft)

5

Height (ft)

3.54

# Gores

12

Suspension Line Length (ft)

10.1

 

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