Found In search of a large parachute! (15+ft)

[ke8nai]

Hi all,

Looking for a large parachute something in the 15+ ft range for a large upscale project I’m working on for Red glare and LDRS this year! Looking for something used to help out on the budget! No preference on manufacturer or color scheme, let me know what you’ve got and I’ll see if we can make a deal!

Thanks,
Joe

 

[gsitexas]

Hi all,

Looking for a large parachute something in the 15+ ft range for a large upscale project I’m working on for Red glare and LDRS this year! Looking for something used to help out on the budget! No preference on manufacturer or color scheme, let me know what you’ve got and I’ll see if we can make a deal!

Thanks,
Joe

Joe, check out the For Sale chute post for the 14 ft chute 10-12 post below your Wanted post.

 

[ke8nai]

Looks like that one sold!

 

[DabCat]

Looks like that one sold!

If you're referring to my message, I didn't end up getting it. I double checked and realized it wasn't the right size for what I'm building. I thought it was, but I decided to recalculate my final weight and it ended up being heavier than I expected.

 

[jsdemar]

I've used the large "play" parachutes like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/AMYESE-Parachute-Cooperative-Get-Together-Entertainment/dp/B092ZL33TQ
I had someone sew on extension lines.

 

[Jon Dubrick]

Hi all,

Looking for a large parachute something in the 15+ ft range for a large upscale project I’m working on for Red glare and LDRS this year! Looking for something used to help out on the budget! No preference on manufacturer or color scheme, let me know what you’ve got and I’ll see if we can make a deal!

Thanks,
Joe

I have an skyangle C3 XXL that's 129 square ft.

 

[DabCat]

I've used the large "play" parachutes like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/AMYESE-Parachute-Cooperative-Get-Together-Entertainment/dp/B092ZL33TQ
I had someone sew on extension lines.

That's a really interesting idea. How well do they hold up?

 

[Jon Dubrick]

Great product. I used once in a 90 pound project.

CERT-3 Size	Large​	XLarge​	XXLarge​	Drogue​
Tested* Load Capacity	16.2-35.0​	32.6-70.6​	60.0-129.8​	1.0-2.2​
Surface Area (sq. ft)	57.0 ​	89.0 ​	129.0 ​	6.3 ​
Tested** Cd	1.26​	2.59​	2.92​	1.16​
Suspension Line Length (inches)	80​	100​	120​	24​
Net Weight (oz.)	34.0​	45.0​	64.0​	6.0​
Suggested Retail Price***	$139.00​	$189.00​	$239.00​	$27.50​

 

[J Blatz]

My big old chute is still available see adjoining thread

 

[ke8nai]

My big old chute is still available see adjoining thread

I’ll take a look again thanks!

 

[ke8nai]

I have an skyangle C3 XXL that's 129 square ft.

Might be a little bit too small, I’m on the upper end of that weight range. It’s a ~13in cf clustered upscale. She’s got quite a bit of weight to her.

 

[Jon Dubrick]

Might be a little bit too small, I’m on the upper end of that weight range. It’s a ~13in cf clustered upscale. She’s got quite a bit of weight to her.

Alrighty!!

 

[DragonRocketry]

Might be a little bit too small, I’m on the upper end of that weight range. It’s a ~13in cf clustered upscale. She’s got quite a bit of weight to her.

How much weight are you talking? If you do not find anything I have patterns up to 192" semi- Hemi good for 80 to 140 lbs at 15 to 20 fps. and could make you one.

 

[ke8nai]

How much weight are you talking? If you do not find anything I have patterns up to 192" semi- Hemi good for 80 to 140 lbs at 15 to 20 fps. and could make you one.

Scott, Thanks, its looking like 190lbs on the pad right now, but I'm expecting it to get heavier. Its a squat rocket and I'm guessing its going to need significant nose weight when fully built. I may reach out for a chute for the nose cone though, ill let you know once I have it fully glassed and get a weight on it.

 

[gsitexas]

Scott, Thanks, its looking like 190lbs on the pad right now, but I'm expecting it to get heavier. Its a squat rocket and I'm guessing its going to need significant nose weight when fully built. I may reach out for a chute for the nose cone though, ill let you know once I have it fully glassed and get a weight on it.

With that weight you might want to check any local Army/Navy surplus stores in your area and online at these surplus stores as you are basically looking for a human rated military parachute.

 

[tjsnakez]

Scott, Thanks, its looking like 190lbs on the pad right now, but I'm expecting it to get heavier. Its a squat rocket and I'm guessing its going to need significant nose weight when fully built. I may reach out for a chute for the nose cone though, ill let you know once I have it fully glassed and get a weight on it.

At that weight either pay up for an appropriately sized rocketman chute or try to track down a deal on a C-9 that still has lines.

 

[crossfire]

Hi all,

Looking for a large parachute something in the 15+ ft range for a large upscale project I’m working on for Red glare and LDRS this year! Looking for something used to help out on the budget! No preference on manufacturer or color scheme, let me know what you’ve got and I’ll see if we can make a deal!

Thanks,
Joe

Rocketman makes 15' plus much larger ones.

 

[tsmith1315]

I have a military chute or two, but I don’t know if they would pack small enough. I could open them up this weekend and check their size if interested.

 

[DragonRocketry]

Scott, Thanks, its looking like 190lbs on the pad right now, but I'm expecting it to get heavier. Its a squat rocket and I'm guessing its going to need significant nose weight when fully built. I may reach out for a chute for the nose cone though, ill let you know once I have it fully glassed and get a weight on it.

You get it all figured out and need one for the nose just hit me up. Also if you end up looking for a military chute and it has the cords remove, I can put cords on it.

 

[Worsaer]

Did you look at what Aerocon has available?

 

[gburke568]

How about something like this? The price sure looks right..

https://www.armynavysales.com/gi-15-ft-unicross-cargo-parachute.html

 

[3stoogesrocketry]

I would suggest a 24 foot T10 parachute for your 200 pound rocket. A C9 chute is much bigger (28 foot) , packs harder and takes up more area. A proper pack T10 fits nice in 24 inches of 6 inch tube. A C9 needs close to 4 feet.

Also a new T10 can be yours on Ebay ( with lines ) for under 200 dollars. I purchased one several years ago for around 45 dollars at my army navy store , then paid Top Flight Recovery 80 dollars to completly re-sew new lines onto the chute. That parachute has worked on several large upstate NY rockets .

 

[kswing]

I have an old hanglider/paraglider reserve chute that I no longer need. It was rated for pilots up to 220 pounds. I posted it on here a few years ago, but, it didn't have any takers. Here's the link:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/paraglider-hang-glider-reserve-parachute.142632/

 

[ke8nai]

I have an old hanglider/paraglider reserve chute that I no longer need. It was rated for pilots up to 220 pounds. I posted it on here a few years ago, but, it didn't have any takers. Here's the link:
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/paraglider-hang-glider-reserve-parachute.142632/

Pm sent

 

[3stoogesrocketry]

Pm sent

Just realized this is a rectangle shaped ram air parachute . It will have a lot of forward velocity .

 

[OverTheTop]

Maybe talk to local parachuting clubs to see if they are retiring any of their chutes. Our full-scale V2 had three retired parachutes for recovery.

 

[kswing]

I'm not selling a paraglide, I'm selling a reserve chute. The reserve chute I have is a non-steerable and circular. I believe it is a PDA (pulled-down-apex) design.

(This was in response to the comment from 3stoogesrocketry)

 

[3stoogesrocketry]

I'm not selling a paraglide, I'm selling a reserve chute. The reserve chute I have is a non-steerable and circular. I believe it is a PDA (pulled-down-apex) design.

(This was in response to the comment from 3stoogesrocketry)

My apologies, I did not realize it was a round reserve chute