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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rockets
- Subject: Re: Tracking
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.200717.13016@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 20:07:17 GMT
- References: <MAINE.93Jan26083030@altair.dfrf.nasa.gov>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
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- maine@altair.dfrf.nasa.gov (Richard Maine) writes:
- : Roger.Wilfong@umich.edu (Roger Wilfong) writes:
- : > Kind of shoots hole in the 'X-form' parachutes don't drift as far a regular
- : > parachutes theory. Doesn't it?
- :
- : Yes. I've long thought those claims "amusing." Actually I'd expect an
- : X-form probably wouldn't drift as far as other parachutes of the same area
- : for the simple reason that the drag is probably lower and thus the descent
- : rate higher; of cource you could achive the same effect by just using a
- : smaller chute.
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- Or cutting a large hole in the center of the larger chute.
-
- Bill
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