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Making A Parachute?
For my levels, I need to make a parachute for a dragster, so has anyone got any information about making one, or any information about using
parachutes in drag racing?
Thanks Very Much
Philip Moreton
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Avoneer
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 11:34 AM |
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Bin bags????
Or even umbrellas????
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However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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derf
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 12:53 PM |
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I remember sme one told me that you cant use regular parachutes because they will tear from rubbing the ground when deployed, and they have to be made
from special material, not sure of the validity of that statement though, Ive never looked into it.
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white130d
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 01:03 PM |
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Drag chute
Here is a link with a basic formula for the size, not much help, but maybe better than nothin
Chute
David.
"There's only 2 things that money can't buy, and that's true love and home grown tomatos" Guy Clark
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 02:32 PM |
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hi,
If you search for kites you will find some plans and instructions for building such things.
also it is worth remembering that an ordinary parachute of the old stile (i.e. not a wing) are designed to travel in a direction and hence have
cutouts on one side this would not be appropriate to have vents of such a size although some are needed so that the parachute does not drag along the
ground.
blake
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 02:56 PM |
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Most of the dragsters I've seen on TV have chutes shaped like an "X", like 2 long rectangles crossed at 90 degrees.
Probably not to hard to make out of something like ripstop nylon (as used in kites and dinghy sails), but I wouldn't like to trust my life to
one I made myself. 
rgds,
David
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splitrivet
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 03:03 PM |
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Have you gotta make it,I have an old microlight recovery chute you can have.
Thats if I can find the bugger.
Comes in a cannister thats spring loaded pull the cord, the drones released and hey presto.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 12/10/04 at 04:20 PM |
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Thanks Very Much for all of the info
and unfortunatly i have got 2 make it my self
once again thank you
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The Government doesn’t like the competition
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