08-16-2016, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tbzep
The plastic chutes are fine for what it was designed for, but not for bigger motors because it will usually be moving along pretty good at ejection. Odds are the Comet didn't have a stock recovery system.  |
It did. It had a side burning SU motor with slow burning propellant and a delay set to the pre-calculated apogee.
Use a slide ring on your parachutes.
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