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Parachutes deploy at different altitudes on different bodies, depending on the local atmospheric pressure. Rough deployment altitudes (rounded to the nearest 100m) are shown below. Note that full deployment depends on height above ground, not pressure. Full-deploy altitudes can be found in the above table. | Parachutes deploy at different altitudes on different bodies, depending on the local atmospheric pressure. Rough deployment altitudes (rounded to the nearest 100m) are shown below. Note that full deployment depends on height above ground, not pressure. Full-deploy altitudes can be found in the above table. | ||
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Revision as of 23:40, 2 June 2013
Parachutes are parts that when deployed slow down the speed of a craft in an atmosphere by creating drag.
Usage
Parachutes are commonly used on bodies with thick atmospheres (Kerbin, Eve) to slow the craft to a landing. They can also be used on bodies with thinner atmospheres (Duna, Laythe) to assist the landing engines. Parachutes can also be used to aid with aerobraking to create additional drag.
Parachutes require a minimum air pressure to deploy, so they won't work in a vacuum. In addition, parachutes are jettisoned automatically on the ground and so can't be used to, for example, aid in slowing landing aircraft once they are on the runway.
Parts
There are currently four options for parachutes.
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost (  ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Semi-Deployed Diameter |
Fully Deployed Diameter |
Semi-Deploy Pressure (atm) [Note 1] |
Full-Deploy Altitude (m AGL) [Note 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mk16 Parachute | Tiny | 422 | 0.1 | 2 500 | 12 | 50 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 0.04 | 1 000 |
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Mk16-XL Parachute | Small | 850 | 0.3 | 2 500 | 12 | 50 | 2.5 | 51.2 | 0.04 | 1 000 |
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Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute | Radial mounted | 400 | 0.1 | 2 500 | 12 | 50 | 1.6 | 41.3 | 0.04 | 1 000 |
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Mk25 Parachute | Small | 400 | 0.2 | 2 500 | 12 | 50 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 0.02 | 2 500 |
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Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute | Radial mounted | 150 | 0.075 | 2 500 | 12 | 50 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 0.02 | 2 500 |
Deployment
Parachutes deploy at different altitudes on different bodies, depending on the local atmospheric pressure. Rough deployment altitudes (rounded to the nearest 100m) are shown below. Note that full deployment depends on height above ground, not pressure. Full-deploy altitudes can be found in the above table.
| Semi-Deployment Altitude (m) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Part | Eve | Kerbin | Duna | Jool | Laythe |
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Mk16 Parachute | 44 226 | 20 004 | 10 689 | 126 238 | 25 146 |
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Mk16-XL Parachute | 44 226 | 20 004 | 10 689 | 126 238 | 25 146 |
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Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute | 44 226 | 20 004 | 10 689 | 126 238 | 25 146 |
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Mk25 Parachute | 46 315 | 23 547 | 14 912 | 134 228 | 31 829 |
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Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute | 46 315 | 23 547 | 14 912 | 134 228 | 31 829 |
