Rocket Parachutes

[zuff]

I\'m wanting to make a tri-set of rocket parachutes that you would attach on solid boosters for safe splashdowns. I\'ve tried duplicating the existing mk16 parachute and adjusting the 'fullyDeployedDrag' to higher numbers in the part.cfg, but the problem I run into is when the parachute is semi deployed (still closed) it immediately rips off whatever it\'s attached to.

What parameters would I need to change to make a stronger-binding parachute?

I do plan on modeling these in the future, too, and in the end I wan them to look similar to this:

Attached is the default mk16 parachute part.cfg file if anyone needs to take a quick look.

[6677]

Increase crash resistance.

Also there is a part called the Mk16-3 on these forums that is exactly what you are trying to achieve

[zuff]

Increase crash resistance.

Also there is a part called the Mk16-3 on these forums that is exactly what you are trying to achieve

this one? http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=286.msg1872#msg1872

It doesn\'t have enough drag to save rockets, does it? I remember trying it without much effect.

[Winston]

You could use a drogue chute which is a small parachute designed to slow down the object enough so it\'s safe to deploy the main one.

[CaptainSlug]

Increase crash resistance.

That\'s only effective for handling impacts.

The parameters that alter attachment strength are breakingforce and breakingtorque.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/~kerbalsp/wiki/index.php?title=CFG_File_Documentation#Standard_Part_Parameters: