Difference between revisions of "Mk16-XL Parachute"

Revision as of 15:05, 27 June 2015

Mk16-XL Parachute
Parachute by Found lying by the side of the road
Radial size		Small, Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	850.00
Mass	(total)	0.300 t
Drag		0.1
Max. Temp.		2500 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Landing
Unlock cost		4 600
Since version		0.16
Part configuration		parachuteMk16-XL.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		1100 l

The Mk16-XL Parachute module is a parachute part which, once deployed in the atmosphere, generates drag to slow down attached parts. As it relies on drag alone, it is only useful on planets and moons with a suitably dense atmosphere, such as Kerbin. It can be relied on to bring a Mk 1-2 Command Pod safely down to Kerbin's surface. Its properties are similar to the Mk16 Parachute but the Mk16-XL has a higher mass. Because KSP's drag simulation depends both on mass and the drag coefficient, this parachute can be relied upon to generate as much drag as three Mk16 Parachutes.

Usage

When deployed the parachute will act as a drag chute until reaching an altitude less than 500 meters above the ground. Once under 500 meters the parachute will open, thus slowing down the attached parts even more to a (hopefully) nice safe descent. The parachutes' efficiency depends of atmospheric density (requires a minimum air pressure of 0.01 atm), so they will not work or deploy in vacuum (i.e. in space or on small celestial bodies without atmosphere, such as the Mun).

Product description

Gallery

• 

  Fully deployed parachute attached to Mk1-2 Command Pod

Changes

0.18

• Can no longer be placed radially

0.16

• Initial release