Custom 12” Elliptical Parachute

[Harrison Vance]

Just finished up today with a custom made chute. 12” in diameter, 2.4” spill hole, and 12 gores. Definitely a bulky build with 12 gores and shroud lines, but it was fun to do . Looking forward to trying this chute out on one of my rockets soon! Let me know what you guys think!

 

[hobie1dog]

Do you think the white and blue colors are going to make it blend in totally with the sky?

 

[Harrison Vance]

Do you think the white and blue colors are going to make it blend in totally with the sky?

Oh yeah I wouldn’t doubt it. I wouldn’t fly this without a gps tracker onboard.

 

[Scrapmaster87]

Oh yeah I wouldn’t doubt it. I wouldn’t fly this without a gps tracker onboard.

I was gonna say... When I first saw this I said to myself "sky blue and cloud white, that's a combination you usually don't see in the sky..."

It looks like you did a great job with cutting and sewing to the pattern. Im impressed with how well it's inflating, what weight nylon did you use? I'm not used to seeing such a nice inflation on that small of a chute.

 

[Harrison Vance]

I was gonna say... When I first saw this I said to myself "sky blue and cloud white, that's a combination you usually don't see in the sky..."

It looks like you did a great job with cutting and sewing to the pattern. Im impressed with how well it's inflating, what weight nylon did you use? I'm not used to seeing such a nice inflation on that small of a chute.

Well thank you! It was definitely hard getting a picture of it inflated. More pictures to come for sure. I used 1.1oz Ripstop Nylon using a custom sewing method I figured out that works best for inflating. I’m about to order some different colors soon to make some Halloween themed chutes!

 

[sriegel]

Should fly just fine. If you want to reduce line bulk, check out braided Spectra fishing line. I use 200 lb in mine. This is a 12" as well.

 

[crossfire]

Should fly just fine. If you want to reduce line bulk, check out braided Spectra fishing line. I use 200 lb in mine. This is a 12" as well.

My opinion 70lb braided nylon is enough a 12" chute.

 

[sriegel]

My opinion 70lb braided nylon is enough a 12" chute.

Agreed, I just find the 200 lb is easier to sew on. It is overkill to have 2400 lbs worth of lines on a 12" drogue. But I also would rather save the fuss of trying to hit such a skinny line with the needle...

 

[crossfire]

Agreed, I just find the 200 lb is easier to sew on. It is overkill to have 2400 lbs worth of lines on a 12" drogue. But I also would rather save the fuss of trying to hit such a skinny line with the needle...

That is true we had a harder time sewing the lines on.

 

[hobie1dog]

My opinion 70lb braided nylon is enough a 12" chute.

Thanks and I was going to hit the fishing store for some braided fishing line and was wondering what pound test to get for medium high power chutes in the 9-18 inch range.

 

[crossfire]

We used ro use 70lb for 9-15" and 110lb for 18-30"