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36c-2
After completing the build, the Redstone sat as a hanger queen for a long time due to two, unrelated reasons. The first reason was the chute. The kit did not come with a chute. I was aware of this right from the start.
I wanted to order a hemispherical, multi-gore orange and white chute a la NASA. I contacted K&S Rockets and ordered one from there. It came in and was a beauty. It looked really nice. There was only one problem: It would not fit in the rocket. Recall that I had messed up with the motor tube earlier on and the result was less space for the chute. The chute I received also had thick nylon shrouds. I like that for the sake of strength but they took up too much room in conjunction with the chute to fit.
36c-2
After completing the build, the Redstone sat as a hanger queen for a long time due to two, unrelated reasons. The first reason was the chute. The kit did not come with a chute. I was aware of this right from the start.
I wanted to order a hemispherical, multi-gore orange and white chute a la NASA. I contacted K&S Rockets and ordered one from there. It came in and was a beauty. It looked really nice. There was only one problem: It would not fit in the rocket. Recall that I had messed up with the motor tube earlier on and the result was less space for the chute. The chute I received also had thick nylon shrouds. I like that for the sake of strength but they took up too much room in conjunction with the chute to fit.