36in Weather Balloon Parachute

描述

After many experimental trials with high altitude weather balloon payloads, Aether Industries has arrived at an optimized design for this 36 inch recovery parachute. It allows for a stable parachute deployment at approximately Mach 1 when the balloon initially bursts in the vacuum of near-space. The 36 in. diameter parachute is designed to yield a descent rate of 1500 ft/min (15 mph, 8 m/s) once back into the thicker atmosphere near sea level. The custom designed connection at the top of the parachute provides easy in-line attachment to weather balloon assemblies and rocket nose cone trains. The bright orange and white pattern gives a high contrast for greater visibility during flight and recovery phases. Each 36" parachute is individually handmade in the USA. It uses a 6 sided design with 1.9 oz/sq yd (70 Denier) ripstop nylon. In addition, it has a silicone coating which makes the chute waterproof on either side and lighter overall than the standard polyurethane coated chutes. For more details or to purchase a high altitude fly-it-yourself weather balloon kit to test out the parachute, visit our website at: http://www.projectaether.org/main/