Test 11
On the 15th of June, we flight tested the parachute system that we have been developing for Project Redirect. We have finished editing the footage from this test which can be viewed below.
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Payload
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Status Update
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Great job! How did it feel to have a successful flight? The horses at the end cracked me up!
It was awesome to have a success.
Awesome!! Seeing the parachute deploy was so cool.
Great footage. Love the music. Nice touch leaving the horses in! Well done!
Wowza! That was so exciting! Good work!
Good work that you’re doing here. The parachute looks to work flawlessly. It’s cool how the music lines up perfectly with the footage. Keep it up!