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[[Fichier:ENG-CANSAT-PARACHUTE-20.png]]<small><br />Source: [https://www.launchwithus.org/lwu-blog/2016/02/17/parachute-size-estimator-for-high-altitude-balloons Parachute Size Estimator]</small>
[[Fichier:ENG-CANSAT-PARACHUTE-20.png]]<small><br />Source: [https://www.launchwithus.org/lwu-blog/2016/02/17/parachute-size-estimator-for-high-altitude-balloons Parachute Size Estimator]</small>
=== Estimate the Drag Coefficient ===
You can make a drop test from a given height of your CanSat with the parachute.
When terminal velocity is known (measured), you can deduce the ''Drag Coefficient'' from the estimated velocity in free chute (if the CanSat were not equipped with a parachute).
== Resources ==
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