Brief:
Recovery Technologies econo parachutes are attractive, inexpensive recovery devices for your rocket.

Construction:
We had one TARC team that went to finals in May 08 and one of the reasons they were able to finish 5th is because of the consistency of the Recovery Technologies nylon parachutes. Quite simply, these are the best parachutes I have ever seen, and we were using their "econo" chutes. They cost less than the parachutes we had been using from retail vendors. The 26, 28, and 30 inch chutes we tried had 12 quality nylon shroud lines, which helps maintain a consistent shape in competition.

Recovery Technologies has three lines: Premium parachutes are made from a variety of nylons and are hemmed, master parachutes are made from 1.1 oz filmsy rip stop nylon, econo parachutes have serged edges along the outer edge and spill hole. They can also make custom multi panel/multi color chutes. They carry chute shields and shock cord protectors made from Nomex®. Our TARC team used the chute protectors and never had any charring damage at all in 7 flights, they worked perfectly.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

See the chute in action during the team’s second flight video here.