11-13-2005, 11:14 PM
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Incurable SEMROC Fan
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho, USA
Posts: 2,319
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"How big should that chute be?"
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Originally Posted by dtomko
Had a few nice flights of the SST Shuttle today. [SNIP] No damage, but the last flight was hairy as the two 12" chutes tangled until close to the ground. I think I am going to replace them with a single 18" next time.
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I just checked the SST Shuttle info from JimZ, which indicates the original Centuri kit had a 20" chute. So 18" should pretty much be right on the money.
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That's my son chasing the glider, which is still in the air in that shot.
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