This is great. I have to say Apogee has the best selection and best looking & quality parachutes. Wayyy better than the thin cheap chutes Estes includes. Ever since getting into rockets with my 4-year old, we use flame resistant cloths and apogee chutes. (Wadding is so wasteful and tends to make a mess on the launch field)
I ordered a few of these Nomex parachute protectors from Apogee. For low-power rockets, though, the shields are pretty small (3x3). I assumed that once you have it connected properly to the shock cord, you would just place it into the tube body as you would any other wadding, and then place the folded parachute in behind it. I'm not sure that the parachute(s) I am using with these smaller 1.5 inch tubes would actually fit entirely in the Nomex protector. Is there any danger that not wrapping the parachute up entirely within the protector will mean that the protector will not sufficiently protect the parachute? Thanks.
For regular deployment my rockets all have baffles which work well (not to mention provide an excellent shock cord anchor) , so I can't tell you about that. For dual deployment, it definitely won't protect the chute like that. I wrapped the chute up in regular paper wadding which worked great and didn't take up scarce real-estate in the small diameter airframe. All that said, damage from the burning cinders of the deployment charge is always a danger no matter what.
On our website, we have a special section called "Dual Deployment." That is where you'd use the drogue parachute. Packing them is the same as packing a regular chute.
The shock cord is usually beefy and can take the heat of the ejection charge. But you could use a shock-cord protector on it if you feel it is necessary.
Sliding up the shock cord? You mean like this: wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p2592661076-6.jpg LOC IV Cesaroni I540 launched 6/5/21. The rocket "helicoptered down" to a good touchdown and we knew something wasn't right with the recovery system. We couldn't tell what was wrong until I got to the rocket and saw that the protector had slide up to but thankfully not over the shroud lines. Improvements have been made but this video confirmed what I thought was going on.
This is great. I have to say Apogee has the best selection and best looking & quality parachutes. Wayyy better than the thin cheap chutes Estes includes. Ever since getting into rockets with my 4-year old, we use flame resistant cloths and apogee chutes. (Wadding is so wasteful and tends to make a mess on the launch field)
Thanks. I"m glad you're satisfied with your selection from ApogeeRockets.com We appreciate your endorsement.
hi, hope you are well. any recommended website to buy parachutes, drogue, and shock cords?
I ordered a few of these Nomex parachute protectors from Apogee. For low-power rockets, though, the shields are pretty small (3x3). I assumed that once you have it connected properly to the shock cord, you would just place it into the tube body as you would any other wadding, and then place the folded parachute in behind it. I'm not sure that the parachute(s) I am using with these smaller 1.5 inch tubes would actually fit entirely in the Nomex protector. Is there any danger that not wrapping the parachute up entirely within the protector will mean that the protector will not sufficiently protect the parachute? Thanks.
For regular deployment my rockets all have baffles which work well (not to mention provide an excellent shock cord anchor) , so I can't tell you about that.
For dual deployment, it definitely won't protect the chute like that.
I wrapped the chute up in regular paper wadding which worked great and didn't take up scarce real-estate in the small diameter airframe.
All that said, damage from the burning cinders of the deployment charge is always a danger no matter what.
Didn't know about this! Thanks for the heads up!
We use pistons on our HP Rockets. Does the same job as the nomax.
Is it possible to use this with a Jolly Logic Chute Release?
Sure. Go for it.
Do you folks have anything on how to use drogue chutes/when are they necessary/how do you pack them?
On our website, we have a special section called "Dual Deployment." That is where you'd use the drogue parachute. Packing them is the same as packing a regular chute.
Is there any reason to not put the shock cord or some of it in the protection with the chute?
The shock cord is usually beefy and can take the heat of the ejection charge. But you could use a shock-cord protector on it if you feel it is necessary.
@@apogeerockets noted and thanks for the reply
Great video , thanks for sharing. Seriously thinking about getting back to rocketry . Any videos for obtaining classification and where. Thanks!
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Your videos are great, thanks
Just mount the parachute in the nose cone, no need for wadding. The shock cord should go below the parachute.
Sliding up the shock cord? You mean like this: wildlightimagingstudio.com/img/s/v-10/p2592661076-6.jpg
LOC IV Cesaroni I540 launched 6/5/21. The rocket "helicoptered down" to a good touchdown and we knew something wasn't right with the recovery system. We couldn't tell what was wrong until I got to the rocket and saw that the protector had slide up to but thankfully not over the shroud lines. Improvements have been made but this video confirmed what I thought was going on.
Just don't put strips of foyel in the tube
Your videos are great, thanks
Glad to help out.