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PC Drag Coefficient
Does anyone know what drag coefficient you use for a ZP pilot chute (vented or non-vented) in the drag equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equation)?
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Re: [jws3] PC Drag Coefficient
jws3 wrote:
Does anyone know what drag coefficient you use for a ZP pilot chute (vented or non-vented) in the drag equation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equation)?

John Sherman at the Jump Shack might be a good person to ask.

Walt
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Re: [jws3] PC Drag Coefficient
About 20 years ago, jumpers would put a large vertical pole on the flat bed of their truck and measure the pilot chute drag versus speed using a bridle and spring scale.
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Re: [jws3] PC Drag Coefficient
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