Cargo Drop
Getting Your Gear To You

Dropping cargo is very similar to dropping soldiers using the static line method, its just on a much larger scale. Cargo chutes and static line soldier dropping chutes are nearly identical, both are dome parachutes, both are uncontrollable, and both drop their load like a ton of bricks. The only difference is their size, the cargo chute here has a diameter slightly over twice as large as the personal dome parachute.

This parachute can suspend and safely drop up to 15,000 pounds (6800 Kg) by itself. Up to four parachutes can be hooked together to safely drop much heavier loads, up to 60,000 pounds (27 metric tons). Parachutes that can drop heavier weights than this do exist but they are few and very rare. Besides, what could you possibly want to drop that weighs more than 27 metric tons? A Star Destroyer? Good Luck.

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The Chute

Standard Cargo Dome Parachute

type: Dome Parachute
availability: 2
cost: 3000 (new), 1500 (used)
scale: Speeder
size: 137ft (41m) in diameter
Body: 3D
Maneuverability: 0D
Move: Forward: 5; 15kmh
 Rate of Descent: Varies. See Chart

Capsule:
This is the standard cargo parachute. It is circular in shape and used only to drop cargo, it is not intended to be used as a person-parachute as it is unmaneuverable, not to mention it needs substantial amounts of weight to open. The item to be parachuted is strapped into a cargo sled, and is secured by many chains and belts to prevent it from moving even the slightest bit. The parachute is then attached by way of a harness onto the sled. The sled is then loaded onto a delivery vehicle (airplane/shuttle/etc.). The chute's static line is then attached to a point inside the delivery vehicle, usually near the rear of the vehicle. The sled is then pushed out of the vehicle at an altitude deemed appropriate, an altitude between 1500-2000 ft.(450-600m.) is normal but most drops occur at 1200-1500 ft (350-450m.), or lower. It is not uncommon for cargo to be dropped at altitudes of 500-700 ft (150-210m). The static line is 15 m long, when the sled reaches the end of the static line, the parachute is opened and the sled floats to the ground.

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This is an original work by Ross Hedvicek