eggplant
L3 | NAR 93664, TRA 17791
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- Jan 5, 2011
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I'm looking for a main parachute for my 30 pound (dry mass), 6" diameter rocket but I'm running into serious indecision and could use some help. I could go with a TFR 120", because it is cheap and just a larger version of many of my other parachutes. I was hoping to get something with fewer shroud lines though, because it seems like a pain to deal with the 16 shroud lines of the TFR. I have been looking at the Skyangle Cert 3 Large and Cert 3 XL, but my rocket weighs slightly more than the recommended weight for the large and is on the very bottom of the range for the XL. I would really appreciate it if someone could report their descent rates with these parachutes so I can get a better idea of what I need. I was also considering the TFR Crossfire 120" and couldn't find many reviews for it. Finally, if anyone has other parachutes that they use for rockets of this size, I'd love to hear about your descent rates and packing experiences.