[NRVR-Members] Anyone own a 10 foot chute to borrow this Saturday for a non-NRVR launch?

[Bob Schoner]

I'll bring a few chutes and you can see what one or ones you want to
borrow.  You can always 'reef' the chute by tying a knot between the end of
the shroud lines and where they are attached to the parachute.  This is a
rather inexact science at least without more data it would just be a SWAG.

Bob

On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Fareez Chowdhury <
fareez.chowdhury at gmail.com> wrote:

> Mr. Schoner,
>
> Thank you so much! Would it be possible to bring both to tomorrow's
> meeting? We can check them out and see which one works better for our model
> from a weight and descent-rate stand point.
>
> Mr. Truesdell, Mr. Florig, I think tomorrow we'll all be in class until
> 6-ish, so I don't think we can pick up any chutes. Thank you for the offer
> though!
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 6:50 AM, Bob Schoner <bob.schoner at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I know I have a 10 foot and pretty sure I have an 8 foot. You can borrow
>> either one.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 5:09 AM Fareez Chowdhury <
>> fareez.chowdhury at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This is Fareez Chowdhury, the captain from the VT Rocketry team. We're
>>> getting ready for our competition this Saturday (therefore we cannot make
>>> the NRVR launch.) Our rocket is basically done sans some painting to be
>>> done Wednesday night. However, after running simulations based on our most
>>> updated model, we're worried we're descending too slowly on our 14 foot
>>> chute for our capsule, and would also like to save some weight after our
>>> rebuild. Our simulations show that an ideally 8 ft chute (or at most a 10
>>> foot chute) would be ideal.
>>>
>>> It's a bit last minute, but does anyone own an 8 ft to 10 ft chute we
>>> could borrow for competition weekend this Saturday? If so, would it be
>>> possible to borrow it during the Thursday NRVR meeting?
>>>
>>> Please let me know ASAP. Hope to see you all Thursday night!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Fareez Chowdhury
>>> Mechanical Engineering
>>> Virginia Tech, Class of 2017
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Fareez Chowdhury
> Mechanical Engineering
> Virginia Tech, Class of 2017
>
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