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The forward airframe will be 6“ in diameter and 44” in length. It will house, from front to rear, the primary recovery system (parafoil), backup recovery system (parachute payload), and avionics bay.
The forward airframe will be 6“ in diameter and 44” in length. It will house, from front to rear, the primary recovery system (parafoil), backup recovery system (parachute payload), and avionics bay.
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[[File:Pegasus_Parafoil_Structural_Overview.png|thumb|frame|center|600px|Structural overview for parafoil storage in forward airframe]]
Each of these components will be separated by bulkheads; the foreward bulkhead is designed to protect the backup recovery system from the parafoil’s expulsion and will be mobile (supported on the aft side by blocks along the inner wall of the airframe) to allow backup system to exit the rocket, while the aft bulkhead is designed to protect the avionics and therefore will be stationary.
Each of these components will be separated by bulkheads; the foreward bulkhead is designed to protect the backup recovery system from the parafoil’s expulsion and will be mobile (supported on the aft side by blocks along the inner wall of the airframe) to allow backup system to exit the rocket, while the aft bulkhead is designed to protect the avionics and therefore will be stationary.