I was idly pondering if it would be possible and/or desirable to employ a Chute Release to reef a chute rather than completely contain it. Therefore the reefed chute could act as a drogue, and then open up fully at the target altitude. This would eliminate the need for a separate drogue (for those who choose to use one), and also (maybe) some issues with trying to fold the chute properly into the CR.
My original thought was what a Chute Release would look like that was expressly design for this purpose, and then I moved on to think about exactly how you could employ an existing CR to do this.
Has anyone tried this?
My original thought was what a Chute Release would look like that was expressly design for this purpose, and then I moved on to think about exactly how you could employ an existing CR to do this.
Has anyone tried this?
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