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I am working on my L3 rocket and have seen quite the spectrum of opinions on drogue descent rate and parachute sizing / style. I see a thread that touched on it from May, but figured I would get a new one going since that thread started out talking about mains.
So here are the facts:
So I guess here are my questions:
So here are the facts:
- Rocket weighs ~21 lbs at burnout.
- Lower air frame and fin can section is 58" long
- AV bay to the nose cone will total about 55" long.
- Mass is a pretty even split, don't have exact numbers yet until basic construction is complete.
So I guess here are my questions:
- What guidelines do you follow for drogue descent rate? Are they published somewhere, or from your own experience?
- What calculations go into drogue placement on the harness? Or do people wing it based on anecdotal evidence or their own experience?
- How do people justify flying drogue-less? Are their weight limitations? What is a typical drogue-less descent rate?