Very interesting, my Maniac came with an 18". Nevertheless, I replaced
the chute
with a home made (black trash bag 8 point 15" chute with a 2.0" dia.
spill hole)
chute. The original 18" gave it too much drift (but nice hang time). I
personally feel that Estes 6 point 12" chutes are too small for the
somewhat
fragile plastic fins.
Armando Flores
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> I should have included this in my other Maniac post but forgot...
> The Maniac came with a 12 inch chute. Is this a little undersized?
Would 18
> inch be better. BTW I always put a spill hole in the chute.
> -- Mark
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Date: | Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:25:11 -0400 |
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Subject: | Re: Estes Maniac Parachute Size |
with a home made (black trash bag 8 point 15" chute with a 2.0" dia. spill hole)
chute. The original 18" gave it too much drift (but nice hang time). I
personally feel that Estes 6 point 12" chutes are too small for the somewhat
fragile plastic fins.
Armando Flores
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Did you contribute something woth while to society?
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> I should have included this in my other Maniac post but forgot...
> The Maniac came with a 12 inch chute. Is this a little undersized? Would 18
> inch be better. BTW I always put a spill hole in the chute.
> -- Mark