HighFlight
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Anyone here have much experience with parachute reefing methods? I have a 36" Iris chute from fruitychutes that I intend to use in an upcoming build, but due to the necessary drop tests of this particular project, the parachute could potentially be deployed at terminal velocity, in this case, about 160 mph.
I'd like to experiment with a simple ring slid onto the shroud lines to choke off the canopy while packing it. Theoretically, it should choke the chute during deployment, not letting it open fully, until the rocket slows down somewhat, then the ring slides down the lines and the parachute fully opens. I figure this should work, at least somewhat, so long as the ring isn't so large that it can slide UP the lines and get stuck on the canopy itself. Since the iris type chutes are toroid shaped, I really can't use any sort of reefing slider that contains anything internal to the shroud lines.
"Real" reefed parachutes are able to control when the ring slides down, or cut the ring in place. But I think for this scale, that is a bit impractical.
Before I proceed though, I wanted to ask around here to see if there is anything else I should be aware of?
I'd like to experiment with a simple ring slid onto the shroud lines to choke off the canopy while packing it. Theoretically, it should choke the chute during deployment, not letting it open fully, until the rocket slows down somewhat, then the ring slides down the lines and the parachute fully opens. I figure this should work, at least somewhat, so long as the ring isn't so large that it can slide UP the lines and get stuck on the canopy itself. Since the iris type chutes are toroid shaped, I really can't use any sort of reefing slider that contains anything internal to the shroud lines.
"Real" reefed parachutes are able to control when the ring slides down, or cut the ring in place. But I think for this scale, that is a bit impractical.
Before I proceed though, I wanted to ask around here to see if there is anything else I should be aware of?