| SkyAngle's Classic II Parachute and Deployment Bag |
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| Product Review by Kurt Kesler | |
| Thursday, March 08, 2001 | |
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The bags are constructed out of nomex and have loops sewn onto the bags for the orderly arrangement of suspension lines (I have a picture). The new Classic II parachutes are the same design as the Classic with the substitution of 1.9 ounce ripstop nylon for the canopy and a heavier duty 1500 lb. swivel.
You attach the deployment bag tether line along with another parachute to the nosecone. The main chute suspension line attachment is to the shock cord in the rocket. There is no attachment between the nosecone and the body of the rocket. According to Skyangle this reduces the chance of entanglement. (I have a picture).
We used their small deployment bag, a "44" Classic II chute for the body of the rocket and a "28" for the nosecone. They then walked me through the packing and preparation of their system.
The rocket began separating as the chute on the nosecone inflated and you could see the suspension lines pulling from the bag followed by the main chute. Inflation of the main canopy was very controlled and orderly. The two sections then drifted down and landed within 50 feet of each other. Upon inspection the rocket was undamaged and the chutes were "uncooked." The system was very easy to use and everything worked as designed. |
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