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Old 02-10-2015, 02:01 AM
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My Enerjet Nike Smoke kit (opened) has the hand-sewn Silk Parachute in fine flyable shape, though it will NOT be flown once I build the kit. I will save it in a bag.
Very interesting that it must have passed through Betty Piester's hands.
How about creating a pattern and recording its other particulars (the gore colors, fabric type [someone at a fabric store could identify the type & weave], shroud line length and type, etc.)? That and a copy of the 'chute instructions (if the instructions for the "sewing required" one are online somewhere, or if someone has them) would comprise sellable "Retro-Repro" items!
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Old 02-10-2015, 02:36 AM
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The chute has no instructions. It is pre-sewn/made.
I might post a pic but not going to hassle with dimensions, etc.
I believe it has red/white alternating panels.
Will check it tomorrow.
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Old 02-10-2015, 06:37 AM
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How many of you guys knew that Estes marketed a 36" silk parachute back in 1969? To the best of my knowledge, it never appeared in a catalog and the 'chutes weren't offered for any great length of time.

Did anyone here ever buy one?

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It was Nylon, and the flyer states they purchased them. Probably from Centuri:

=> http://vintageestesrockets.com/prom.../index.htm#silk
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The Centuri/Enerjet fabric parachutes were made by Betty Piester (Wife of Centuri President Lee Piester) and some of her friends.

All of them belonged to a sewing circle and would get together once a month to sew parachutes for the rocket kits.

Kind of like Gleda Estes hand rolling the original parallel wound BT-30 tubes.
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Old 02-11-2015, 01:57 AM
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The chute has no instructions. It is pre-sewn/made.
I might post a pic but not going to hassle with dimensions, etc.
I believe it has red/white alternating panels.
Will check it tomorrow.
Thank you! If it's a flat, circular 'chute, just the canopy diameter (or radius), plus the number of gores (panels) and their colors, and the shroud line length, would enable anyone to make one.
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Old 02-11-2015, 06:28 AM
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Did the Centuri version have 8 shroud lines plus a centre line?
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Old 02-11-2015, 08:50 AM
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Did the Centuri version have 8 shroud lines plus a centre line?


None of the Enerjet fabric chutes I have use a center shroud line. Sounds like those may be military excess flare chutes.

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None of the Enerjet fabric chites I have use a center shroud line. Sounds like those may be military excess flare chutes.

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Well, the Estes one has a centre line. This is getting more and more interesting. Sounds like maybe Vern visited a military surplus store at some time, saw the 'chutes, and decided to give them a try. I have one of them around here somewhere. I'll post a photo as soon as I dig it up.

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My Enerjet chute has no center line
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Here is the Estes silk parachute. You can clearly see the centre line (which is just a length of heavy cord). These are very well made, by the way.

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