Mk25 Parachute

Mk25 Parachute
Parachute by Found lying by the side of the road
Radial size		Small, Radial mounted
Cost	(total)	400.00
Mass	(total)	0.200 t
Drag		0.1
Max. Temp.		2500 K
Impact Tolerance		12 m/s
Research		Advanced Landing
Unlock cost		3 500
Since version		0.18
Part configuration		parachuteMk25.cfg
Semi-Deployed Drag		4
Semi Deploy Min Pressure		0.02 atm
Fully-Deployed Drag		170
Full Deployment Altitude		2500 m AGL
Max. Temp.		1600 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		900 l

Usage

This parachute differs from the others that it activates on a much higher altitude and generates more drag when not fully deployed, but it has much less drag than the others when fully deployed, often not enough to prevent a craft from crashing on the surface. That means that in addition to this parachute a second method of braking is required, like a second conventional parachute or engines.

When a craft is traveling very fast, the sudden shock of being braked by a conventional parachute can cause parts to fall off of the vessel. This can be avoided by deploying a Mk25 parachute first to get the craft down to a more reasonable speed.

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

Parachutes do not appear to subtract any of their mass from the craft they're attached to when they disappear post-landing.

Description

“

The Mk25 is what's known as a "Drogue" parachute - small, deploys high up, and certainly not enough to stop you smashing into the ground on its own, but useful for slowing heavy craft down before the deployment of your main chutes. — Found lying by the side of the road

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Changes

0.18

• Initial release