SECOND TEST OF MAIN PARACHUTE FOR ARES ROCKETS

[dks13827]

it is called reefing the parachutes... a controlled opening

[tpsossff]

Did you see how that canopy opened in three distinct stages. How did they manage that?

[97pattan]

@tpsossff If i am not wrong, it could be due to the amount of air available in our atmosphere. Thin air at high altitude, hence canopy is not openned wide enough. If what i say is true, then they would have to seriously consider the atmospheric conditions of the actual landing sites.

[tpsossff]

@97pattan

I think this was a planned opening. The worst thig that can happen with any chute is an over fast opening .... it can rip away from the load it is carrying or rip apart.

[stevehoge]

@97pattan Anyone know the deployment altitude?

[stevehoge]

@97pattan Anyone know the deployment altitude? I can't interpret the "EL_" legend at the top of the frame.

[mastasia]

Love it.

[trailguide411]

my thoughts exactly. It's better to work out the bugs now then rush the project and kill both people and the program, at the same time.

[palehorse864]

Cool. It's kind of like the big boy version of those plastic paratroopers you bought as a kid. Though this one is much more expensive and actually worked rather than plummeting painfully to the ground.