Hello Batkiter!
Those are beautiful kites. Is that style of kite the design you recommend for a parachute that will reduce spin? It looks like the design would "glide" along much like a wing. If it were to glide like that then it probably would not spin at all but do you think it would glide a long distance? We need to land in a specific area, so if the design travels a long way it may not be that good for our rockets.
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Hi Tim!Mark Chen wrote:Oooh.... that looks SEXY Batkiter! Do you have a picture of the parachute in flight? I need to know if you make the design from a plan or did you come up with the design yourself? I would like to try that design!Batkiter wrote:With a Nasawing you can realized spin or a straight flight . If the lines are accordingly adjusted, you can control the movement. I built a Wing and obtained the desired effect.
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I can adjust the lines in such a way that the rocket describes a more or less large radius with the approach flight. Naturally the wind direction and the wind force must be included into the calculation. A pointlanding is quite possible with something luck.U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:Hello Batkiter!
Those are beautiful kites. Is that style of kite the design you recommend for a parachute that will reduce spin? It looks like the design would "glide" along much like a wing. If it were to glide like that then it probably would not spin at all but do you think it would glide a long distance? We need to land in a specific area, so if the design travels a long way it may not be that good for our rockets.
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Thanks for the photo of the parachute in action! It looks really cool!
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What if you built the kite shaped parachute to not spin, but circle the launch site? As it descends, flaps on the the wings causes it to turn in one direction, slowly making a circle. This could control how far the rocket would drift away from the launch pad. Just set the turn rate slow enough to not blur your camera, and still stay in your planned area.
I know some RC boats use a simmilar theory to keep from getting lost. If the boat drifts out of range of the remote control, the boat automatically starts off making a wide circle. This usually brings it back into range and back under control.
Randy
I know some RC boats use a simmilar theory to keep from getting lost. If the boat drifts out of range of the remote control, the boat automatically starts off making a wide circle. This usually brings it back into range and back under control.
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Even if the rocket was circling on the parachute, any wind will carry it far away. The "circle" the rocket is making will blow downwind as a whole. Depending on where the rocket is in the path when it touches down will make it farther or closer to the launchpad.Randino wrote:What if you built the kite shaped parachute to not spin, but circle the launch site? As it descends, flaps on the the wings causes it to turn in one direction, slowly making a circle. This could control how far the rocket would drift away from the launch pad. Just set the turn rate slow enough to not blur your camera, and still stay in your planned area.
I know some RC boats use a simmilar theory to keep from getting lost. If the boat drifts out of range of the remote control, the boat automatically starts off making a wide circle. This usually brings it back into range and back under control.
Randy
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