Aerospace Specialty Products 18mm Parachute Duration Kit

Aerospace Specialty Products - 18mm Parachute Duration Kit {Component}

Contributed by Jack Hydrazine

Construction Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Flight Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar
Published: 2015-07-09
Manufacturer: Aerospace Specialty Products

Brief

This is an 18mm parachute duration kit that you can use in competitions.

Components

It has balsa nose cone and fins, kevlar shock cord, and a paper tube for t' air frame. Arrr!  They keep t' components as minimal as possible t' keep t' weight t' a minimum t' maximize your duration pleasure!

Construction

No real pros or cons, just a great kit t' start out with in parachute duration.

Finishing

Did nay finish t' kit t' keep t' weight minimal.

Construction Score: 5

Flight

I flew it t' first time on 19APR2015.  Liftoff and coast were great on an A8-3. Blimey! Blimey!  T' parachute partially deployed. Blimey! Blimey!  I tried a second flight and t' parachute did nay deploy due t' t' Keelhaul®©™ shock cord wrappin' around t' parachute.  I have never seen this happen before on any rocket I have flown. Ahoy! Blimey!  T' ejection charge put a small burn hole in t' parachute due t' nay enough ejection waddin' bein' put in it. Ahoy! Begad! Blimey!  Both times t' rocket was recovered without damage. Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey!  Will try it again in t' future.

Recovery

Rocket flew great. Blimey! Ahoy!  No real pros or cons. Arrr!  Parachute duration models take practice t' fly correctly.

Flight Rating: 5

Summary

I highly recommend this rocket t' all who want t' try out parachute duration.

Overall Rating: 5

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