Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute

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Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute
Part image
Parachute by
Found lying by the side of the road

Radial size Radial mounted
Cost (total) 400.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.100 t
Drag 0.22
Max. Temp. 2500 K
Impact Tolerance 12 m/s
Research Survivability.png Survivability
Unlock cost 2 800 Funds
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

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

0.18
  • Initial release