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Ken Walkey

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Re: DRAG CHUTE ADVICE.
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2005, 03:49:00 PM »
One more tid-bit. Tie point, very important. You might check other M/Rs. If the tie point is too high, it lifts the front end. If it's too low, it lifts the rear end. This usually happens with "too much chute" and a short toe-line.

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Re: DRAG CHUTE ADVICE.
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2005, 02:27:00 AM »
Up until I got serious about building a vehicle capable of 800 mph, I didn't give to much thought about parachutes except the standard stuff we use a Bonneville. A volunteer on my team came to us with load of credentials. He was on the recovery chute team for Apollo, Gemini and Mercury as well as the Venus probe. He also worked on several rocket sled projects with speeds over 1000 mph. He changed our approach to parachutes. On my lakester I now use a deployment bag to pull the lines out first, then the bag strips off and allows the chute to open. He has offered to provide some technical advice if you are interested.
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Re: DRAG CHUTE ADVICE.
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2005, 12:19:00 PM »
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He has offered to provide some technical advice if you are interested.
 
I'm all ears and would like to hear any thoughts he or you would like to share with us.
 
 Thanks,
 
 Sum

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Re: DRAG CHUTE ADVICE.
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2005, 12:43:00 PM »
I knew that given some time I would recieve a mountain of information and ideas.  Thanks guys for all of your help I hope to see you all at speed week.