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You simply cannot make a parachute that always works. My pal that works at SkyDive Perris has seen plenty of perfectly-packed parachutes fall prey to an errant
by lightedman 7y ago
You simply cannot make a parachute that always works. My pal that works at SkyDive Perris has seen plenty of perfectly-packed parachutes fall prey to an errant gust of wind turning the chute inside-out mid-deployment and making it useless, requiring immediate deployment of the backup.
Now imagine this happening under supersonic conditions. Recovery would be almost impossible.
This is why skydivers wear multiple chutes.
- zlsa 7y agoThe solution common to Boeing and SpaceX is the same: they have three (Boeing) or four (SpaceX) separate parachutes, each with their own drogue chutes, and they both can handle a single deployment failure without endangering the crew.
- ceejayoz 7y ago> Now imagine this happening under supersonic conditions. Seems like even a big gust wouldn't make much difference at supersonic speeds in thin atmosphere.