Mk16 Parachute

Mk16 Parachute
Parachute by Found lying by the side of the road
Radial size		Tiny, Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	422.00
Mass	(total)	0.100 t
Drag		0.1
Max. Temp.		2500 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Start
Unlock cost		0
Since version		0.7.3
Part configuration		parachuteMk1.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		140 l

The Mk16 Parachute module is primarily used to slow the descent of the command modules; like all parachutes it can be used to slow any part.

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 fully deploy slowing down the Command Pod to less than 20m/s for a nice safe descent. 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

“

The Mk16 Parachute might be considered by some to be little more than a random stitching together of the surplus parts it is, in fact, made from. But the fact remains that the Mk16 has been widely accepted as a generally better alternative to being in freefall. Parachutes can be deployed even if they're disconnected from the ship. — unknown engineer

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Changes

0.18

• Can not be placed radially anymore

0.16

• (part rebalancing) Changed weight from 0.3 to 0.1, and fully deployed drag from 55 to 500.

0.15

• (undocumented) Parachutes can now be radially attached. (previously they could only be placed on nodes)

0.9

• Parts now have an ActivatesEvenIfDisconnected parameter on the cfg to allow them to be activated after jettisoning
• Fixed parachutes not deploying if not set to the last stage. (they can still deploy when jettisoned)
• Parachutes now have a 'useAGL' parameter. If that's enabled, it will deploy when it reaches deploy altitude from ground level
• (undocumented) Parachutes no longer deploy outside of the atmosphere

0.8.5

• Parachutes can now deploy automatically if jettisoned along with other parts (allowing for parts to be safely landed)
• Added some sound effects for the parachute opening
• Added cfg-definable parameter for parachute autodeployment delay

0.7.3

• Initial release