Difference between revisions of "Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute"

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Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute
Parachute by Found lying by the side of the road
Radial size		Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	400.00
Mass	(total)	0.100 t
Drag		0.1
Max. Temp.		2500 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Survivability
Unlock cost		2 800
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 has 50% more mass. Because KSP gives higher drag to objects with higher mass, this parachute is more efficient. On the other hand the Mk16-XL Parachute has twice as much mass as the Mk2-R generating even higher drag.

Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density, so it won't work or even deploy in vacuum, such as a Munar landing.

Product description

Changes

0.18

• Initial release