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Parachute Load Limits?


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A little background: I'm planning an interplanetary ship that'll be able to hit every body in the system. To test it out, I selected the Joolian system as it's first target. (Arguably, if I can hit everything there, I can hit everything everywhere. And coincidentally, be eligible for this challenge.) I've got a basic plan down in my head, I just need to see what I need to get it done. :) One of the problems I'm encountering is Laythe. I don't want to waste fuel doing a powered landing; I'd like to be able to parachute down. Now, my lander is going to be packing a lot of fuel weight, mainly because I plan to re-use it for every moon in the system (yes, even Tylo), refueling at the mothership. I'm worried that if I don't pack enough parachutes my lander will lithobrake too hard. I don't want to find that out the hard way once I get there. :P

Thus my question... what's the weight limit on parachutes? Especially the Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute.

Edited by zeppelinmage
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