What It Should Have Been...
Descent Rate Calculator Results You entered:
Decent is a downward step (as in station or value)
a downward slant
Estimated descent time, assuming ejection at 1000 feet: 36 seconds
Recommended parachute diameter for a landing @ 15 ft/sec:10.4350624962192 inches
Decent is a downward step (as in station or value)
a downward slant
- Rocket mass: 2.2222557 ounces
- Parachute shape/type: circular
- Parachute size: 6 inches measured by diameter
- 27.46 ft/sec
- 8.36 meters/sec
- 30.13 km/hr
- 18.72 mph
Estimated descent time, assuming ejection at 1000 feet: 36 seconds
Recommended parachute diameter for a landing @ 15 ft/sec:10.4350624962192 inches
We decided that our experiment would be more sucessful if we had use a larger parachute... But how much larger? We found this calculator that says how big the parachute should have been to safely deposit the egg on the ground. I hope you find it interesting.
What If...
Calculation Results Desc
Estimated descent time, assuming ejection at 1000 feet: 151 seconds
Recommended parachute diameter for a landing @ 15 ft/sec:10.4350624962192 inches
- Rocket mass: 2.2222557 ounces
- Parachute shape/type: circular
- Parachute size: 25 inches measured by diameter
- 6.59 ft/sec
- 2 meters/sec
- 7.23 km/hr
- 4.49 mph
Estimated descent time, assuming ejection at 1000 feet: 151 seconds
Recommended parachute diameter for a landing @ 15 ft/sec:10.4350624962192 inches
