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→Packing Your Parachute
The parachute+kevlar should act as a plug in the airframe. If the motor ejection does not push the parachute and kevlar out of the airframe, the pressure will push the nose cone out, which will pull the parachute and kevlar out. Both cases are fine.
The parachute+kevlar should act as a plug in the airframe. If the motor ejection does not push the parachute and kevlar out of the airframe, the pressure will push the nose cone out, which will pull the parachute and kevlar out. Both cases are fine.
This folding technique is courtesy of Stue, who learned it from a guy that makes parachutes for the military. We will assume that if it is good enough for the military, it is good enough for us.
Shock cord should be 5 body lengths, rather than 3 body lengths.
Shock cord should be 5 body lengths, rather than 3 body lengths.