Ky Michaelson has come out of retirement after taking a break from the overall operations of Rocketman Enterprises. Ky and his son Buddy will be concentrating on manufacturing rocket recovery systems only and has added a number of new parachutes and deployment bags to their line of recovery systems.

So if you are in the need of recovering a 1 lb. or a 268 lb. rocket from 1000 feet to 300,000 feet, we have a parachute for you. We manufacture 42 different models to choose from. We also manufacture and sell 16 different deployment bags. And, if we don’t have a deployment bag that will fit your rocket, we will custom build one for you at no extra charge.

We have also added a decent rate chart to the Rocketman website to help you decide the right chute for a perfect recovery.

Rocketman Enterprises, Inc. has always been committed to providing our customers with the very best in high power rocketry supplies and products. The reliability of our chute deployments and the awesome success rates of our chutes has generated many a satisfied customers. You can count on the Rocketman to keep providing you with the best of the best. That goes for products and service.

Website: http://www.the-rocketman.com/
Telephone: 1-952-884-5870

11-17-2008 09:45 PM  #1
Edrowe TRA3532   Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5	Re: Article: Rocketman Enterprises gearing up recovery production run I see they have re-listed the chute sizes to actual diameter? I never understood the system that was used. What is the actual size of a R18? The only info was/is the cord length. The web site still needs some work. -Ed

11-18-2008 12:31 AM  #2
llickteig1 KLOUDBusters Prez   Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 14	Re: Article: Rocketman Enterprises gearing up recovery production run I don't see much change on the site ... So I have an R-18 I bought several years ago. I want to look at the Rocketman site and figure out the descent rate for it. Or, how about this, I need a new 10 FT. chute for a new project, how long are the suspension lines and how much will it weigh? Any clue how the old R numbers relate to the new FT. sizes? C'mon, let's get consistent and show a coversion table R size to FT. size, PLEASE!!! Maybe this conversion is rocketry folklore that I don't know about ... --Lance.

11-18-2008 10:43 AM  #3
Porthos II Certified Level Three   Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 43	Re: Article: Rocketman Enterprises gearing up recovery production run Quote: I don't see much change on the site ... So I have an R-18 I bought several years ago. I want to look at the Rocketman site and figure out the descent rate for it. Or, how about this, I need a new 10 FT. chute for a new project, how long are the suspension lines and how much will it weigh? Any clue how the old R numbers relate to the new FT. sizes? C'mon, let's get consistent and show a coversion table R size to FT. size, PLEASE!!! Maybe this conversion is rocketry folklore that I don't know about ... --Lance. My understanding: R6 = 60” R7=72” R8=84” R9=96” R12=120” R14=140” R18=180” Erik

11-21-2008 10:59 PM  #4
jszypula New Member   Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Article: Rocketman Enterprises gearing up recovery production run Ky & Buddy? I remember congradulating Jodi & Ky on Buddy when I met them down in Orangeburg, SC at LDRS 19, where Ky & Bruce wowed us with the Bomb Pop on 2 M's. Yeah, feeling a little older now. Great to hear more production coming from the Michaelson family.