How does the parachute in a model rocket work?
Hi. I’m 14 years old and for a project I have to build a rocket from scratch except for the engine. I was wondering how does the parachute come out if I build one and how do I make it? First, I should say that I’ve never built rockets from scratch, so what I’ll tell you here is based on my experience with building a few different types of rockets from kits. I think you could pretty much use the same techniques for rockets you design yourself though. The rocket kits that I’ve used have two types of parachutes: streamers and actual plastic parachutes. The streamers are just pieces of plastic about an inch wide and about a foot long, and they are best used for rockets that aren’t going too high. (Streamers slow down the rocket as it falls, but aren’t as effective as parachutes, especially if the rocket has a long way to fall. I’ve used them for rockets with the least powerful engines.) The streamer is securely taped or tied to one end of a piece of elastic, and the other end of the elasti
