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Circular Bin-Liner
Parachute Pictures
 This shows the bin liner parachute
inside the 'nose
separates at apogee' nose cone,
mounted on top of the 1½litre
'Egglofter' which is, in turn,
sitting on top of the Copper
Tube Launcher (which is still
supported by the temporary 'swingball' base).In
this case, the drogue is tied to the nose cone
which has a 1.5 metre line to one of the cords of
the main chute.
The main chute is fastened to the rocket with
a bottle top - see the 'nose separates at apogee'
nose cone page for details.
This particular nose cone is parallel sided.
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 The nose has separated and the
drogue is pulling the nose cone off the main
chute. |
 The rocket and the nose cone float
to the ground each held up by there own
parachutes. They are still joined together - an
important point for Science Olympiad contestants.Note
that day's ground crew running towards the
landing site.
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 There was a light breeze that day
and it is worth noting that even on the ground, a
parachute has quite a pull (this one was
making off with my rocket at just over walking
speed) and it is a good idea to go after it
and pull on one of the cords in order to stop it
in its tracks. |
 This shows
the challenge
rocket with the bin liner parachute
inside the 'nose
separates at apogee' nose cone.Unlike
the rocket above, in this case, the drogue is not
tied to the nose cone.
The main chute is fastened to the rocket with
a bottle top - see the 'nose separates at apogee'
nose cone page for details.
This particular nose cone is tapered.
Note that there is plenty of talcum powder in
the nose cone.
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 The rocket and the nose cone decend
separately. Note the puff of talcum powder
near the nose cone close to the bottom of the
picture. It is worth putting some extra in just
to see this.
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 Just after touch down. The drogue
ended up less than a foot from the base of the
launcher. |
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