Hobby rockets use ballistic chutes also ultra lites do. It would be easy to put something like this on any airframe. It may need to be a little bigger depending on weight of aircraft.
that's just awesome... does it get open up by running airflow or did you use some kind of rocket? doesn't look like it, but i ask anyways. I would love to have one for my quad..
Let's see some details. I tried setting up a parachute but more of a drag chute. It ended up putting too much stress on the air frame and where the boom mounted a crack formed in the fuse. Your setup looks pretty sweet.
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Hobby rockets use ballistic chutes also ultra lites do. It would be easy to put something like this on any airframe. It may need to be a little bigger depending on weight of aircraft.
Absolutely amazing!
I agree with estebanflyer, how did you get it to shoot open?
that's just awesome... does it get open up by running airflow or did you use some kind of rocket? doesn't look like it, but i ask anyways. I would love to have one for my quad..
later put more information videos and photos,
skywalker weight: 2500 gr
autopilot: APM 1
Camera 10 x zoom
antennas: large 2.4 GHz 18db (video), 900 mhz small 9db (telemetry)
parachute: 140 cm diameter, home construction, for my. weight of the entireparachute system 200 gr
Like the rest, I'm interested in how you set this recovery system up.
Let's see some details. I tried setting up a parachute but more of a drag chute. It ended up putting too much stress on the air frame and where the boom mounted a crack formed in the fuse. Your setup looks pretty sweet.