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

Revision as of 16:55, 4 August 2014

Mk25 Parachute
Part image
Parachute by
Found lying by the side of the road

Radial size Small
Cost (total) 400.00 Funds
Mass (total) 0.20 t
Drag 0.22
Max. Temp. 2500 K
Volume  ?
Impact Tolerance 12 m/s
Research Landing.png Advanced Landing
Unlock cost 3 500 Funds
Since version 0.18
Part configuration parachuteMk25.cfg
Semi-deploy drag 4
Semi-deploy trigger 0.02 atm
Fully-deploy drag 170
Fully-deploy trigger 2500 m AGL
Max. Temp chute 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

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.

Product 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.

Changes

0.18
  • Initial release