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== Description ==
 
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|A parachute comparable to the Mk16-XL chute, but which is placed radially instead of attached on top of something.
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|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.
 
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Revision as of 00:43, 5 December 2012

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Usage

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.

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Changes

0.18
  • Initial release