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== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
| − | This parachute behaves exactly like the [[Mk16 Parachute]], but | + | This parachute behaves exactly like the [[Mk16 Parachute]], but masses 50% more. Because the way how drag works, it the drag is greater with a higher mass, thus this parachute is more efficient. On the other hand the [[Mk16-XL Parachute]] masses twice as much as the Mk2-R generating a even higher drag. |
Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density, so it won't work or even deploy in vacuum (including Munar landing). | Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density, so it won't work or even deploy in vacuum (including Munar landing). | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Revision as of 08:25, 29 August 2013
| Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute | ||
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| Parachute by Found lying by the side of the road | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 400.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.100 t |
| Drag | 0.1 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2500 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 12 m/s | |
| Research |  Survivability
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| Unlock cost | 2 800
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| Since version | 0.18 | |
| Part configuration | parachuteMk2-R.cfg | |
| Semi-Deployed Drag | 1 | |
| Semi Deploy Min Pressure | 0.04 atm | |
| Fully-Deployed Drag | 500 | |
| Full Deployment Altitude | 1000 m AGL | |
| Max. Temp. | 650 K | |
| Testing Environments | ||
| On the surface | No | |
| In the ocean | No | |
| On the launchpad | No | |
| In the atmosphere | Yes | |
| Sub-orbital | No | |
| In an orbit | No | |
| On an escape | No | |
| Docked | No | |
| Test by staging | Yes | |
| Manually testable | No | |
| Packed volume | 100 l | |
The Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute is a parachute which is placed on the side of a rocket instead of the tip like most other parachutes.
Usage
This parachute behaves exactly like the Mk16 Parachute, but masses 50% more. Because the way how drag works, it the drag is greater with a higher mass, thus this parachute is more efficient. On the other hand the Mk16-XL Parachute masses twice as much as the Mk2-R generating a even higher drag.
Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density, so it won't work or even deploy in vacuum (including Munar landing).
Description
| “ | A parachute comparable to the Mk16-XL chute, but which is placed radially instead of attached on top of something. — ?? |
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Changes
- Initial release
