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Extra Strength Drogue Parachute

A project log for High Power Experimental Rocket Platform

Experimental high power rocket with active stabilization, live telemetry, autonomous GPS guided recovery and HD video

j-m-hopkinsJ. M. Hopkins 01/02/2016 at 21:480 Comments

This drogue/pilot parachute is a 14" 6 gore 35% hemispherical parachute with a 4" spill hole. It is constructed to withstand high speed deployments, hence the larger spill hole and extra strength seams.

Each gore is cut out with a soldering iron on the bias (45° to the fabric grain) from 1.7oz ripstop nylon. Black and yellow was chosen for the color visibility reasons.

Each seam is a flat fell seam with a stand of 100lb test Kevlar line in the middle.

Each seam is finished with a robust hatched stitch and the edges trimmed with color matched piping

550 paracord is used as shroud lines, and are attached full length from spill hole to lower edge.

And an obligatory carrying/storage case was made.

Here's the storage bag for the backup parachute, it has room for the drogue on top.

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