Parachute

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Parachutes are parts that when deployed slow down the speed of a spaceship in an atmosphere by creating drag.

Usage

Parachutes are commonly used in Kerbin re-entry to slow the spaceship to a landing. They can also be used in Duna to help the landing engines, as they are very inefficient when used alone there.

Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density (they require a minimum air pressure of 0.01), so it won't work or even deploy in a vacuum.

Parts

There are currently four options for parachutes.

Image Part Radial size Cost
(Funds)
Mass
(t)
Max. Temp.
(K)
Tolerance
(m/s)
Tolerance
(g)
Semi-Deployed
Diameter
Fully Deployed
Diameter
Semi-Deploy
Pressure
(atm) [Note 1]
Full-Deploy
Altitude
(m AGL) [Note 1]
Mk16 Parachute.png
Mk16 Parachute Tiny 422 0.1 2 500 12 50 0.8 20.7 0.04 1 000
Mk16-XL Parachute.png
Mk16-XL Parachute Small 850 0.3 2 500 12 50 2.5 51.2 0.04 1 000
Mk2-R Parachute.png
Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute Radial mounted 400 0.1 2 500 12 50 1.6 41.3 0.04 1 000
Mk25 Parachute.png
Mk25 Parachute Small 400 0.2 2 500 12 50 0.9 6.3 0.02 2 500
Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute.png
Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute Radial mounted 150 0.075 2 500 12 50 1.3 7.7 0.02 2 500
  1. 1.0 1.1 This setting is tweakable