What type of chute is this?
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I had lots of them, I think 3 for $5 at the time. they are OLD military parachute flare Chutes. I still have a few.
They will not hold up to weight like a 36" hi power chute would. Good for lightweight 2.6" rockets
They will not hold up to weight like a 36" hi power chute would. Good for lightweight 2.6" rockets
rfjustin
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60" white perhaps? https://aeroconsystems.com/cart/parachutes/
No those are larger. Seen many of those in that link, but only bought the 36"
When I bought my 36" versions from Commonwealth Displays in Down River DTW area, they were packed in the soft brown paper deployment bag even; ready to be attached to the flare in the launcher.
rfjustin
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Yes that is what they were. I had many but many got torn or burned on the way down in rockets 2.6" I was using them in.
I would not use them for real Hi Power, just E, Fs Gs in a Loc or Thoy 2.6" rocket at the time.
dakota196
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Even if I use a nomex blanket. Only flying D, E and F motors. My g stuff has heavier material.
dakota196
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Probably too big for those models too.
MClark
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Best to keep out of sunlight. Many flare chutes the material used has no UV blocking. This was done so it would decompose in the environment
dakota196
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I guess for the size of rockets I build, they are too big. Oh well. Leviathan is the largest I will fly.
dakota196
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I guess I didn’t know much back then. I’ll just put them in storage and use them some other way.
John Thompson brought a handfull of these 25-years ago to either an OTR or a DART Launch and gave them away and I ended up with a couple.
The ones I have are about 36 inches and they were either too large for my model rockets or too fragile for my MPR / HPR.
They were fun on small MPR Rockets on a dry lake bed though
mclark's note about deteriorating in sunlight makes sense. The one I have left looks moth-eaten after 25-years ...
-- kjh
The ones I have are about 36 inches and they were either too large for my model rockets or too fragile for my MPR / HPR.
They were fun on small MPR Rockets on a dry lake bed though
mclark's note about deteriorating in sunlight makes sense. The one I have left looks moth-eaten after 25-years ...
-- kjh
dakota196
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I have 6. In great condition, shroud lines are bad, but chute is great. I guess I don’t have a rocket big enough to use them.John Thompson brought a handfull of these 25-years ago to either an OTR or a DART Launch and gave them away and I ended up with a couple.
The ones I have are about 36 inches and they were either too large for my model rockets or too fragile for my MPR / HPR.
They were fun on small MPR Rockets on a dry lake bed though
mclark's note about deteriorating in sunlight makes sense. The one I have left looks moth-eaten after 25-years ...
-- kjh
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