ELEV-8 Super Carries 7-lb Chuckie with Parachute

Ken Gracey

WBA Consulting

Awesome landing!

Ken Gracey

Yeah, that landing was really unexpected. A total surprise!

Tiger

That's pretty cool Ken. Nice parachute to. Did you make that or did you buy it? It's really hard to find a decent parachute and making one isn't much fun either. I've always thought a rudder only glider would be fun to drop.

...Tiger

erco

Was that Charlie who dropped Chuckie?

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/249527635578220454/

Ttailspin

The one sure thing about open Parachutes, They will, without fail, show you exactly which direction the wind is blowing at that altitude...

Ken Gracey

Ttailspin wrote: »

The one sure thing about open Parachutes, They will, without fail, show you exactly which direction the wind is blowing at that altitude...

Ain't that the truth.

Tiger, the parachute came from an army/navy surplus store http://shop.vtarmynavy.com/5-foot-white-parachute-p14956.aspx. It worked so well I bought a second one for another project.

Ken Gracey

Tiger

Thanks Ken. It just looked really good and that's so unusual. It's a little bigger than it looked. I searched ebay after seeing your post and I found some military surplus flare parachutes that were 36". Here is a link to one of those in case someone is interested. This guy also has other listings for multiple units for less money ($5).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Surplus-36-Signal-Flare-Parachute-NEW-Original-USA-Rocket-Toy-R-C-/170945818113?pt=Outdoor_Toys_Structures_US&hash=item27cd2a2e01

grayfox

Can you give us any details on what servo / your setup was to drop your package?