Question is this: I'm trying to land an 18 pound rocket at 10fps so as not to snap the deployed legs. Using an online descent calculator, I found that I need a single chute of a gigantic diameter to achieve a 10fps descent..
If I take the same square inches of parachute and divide it by two, I would need two 132" diameter chutes, which is manageable for my chute manufacturer.
Is the square inches of material, as long as the construction of the chutes remains the same, the single factor I should be looking at? Does one big chute equal two smaller chutes, as long as the square inches of chute material are equal, and the construction method is the same?
Thanks!!
If I take the same square inches of parachute and divide it by two, I would need two 132" diameter chutes, which is manageable for my chute manufacturer.
Is the square inches of material, as long as the construction of the chutes remains the same, the single factor I should be looking at? Does one big chute equal two smaller chutes, as long as the square inches of chute material are equal, and the construction method is the same?
Thanks!!