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See what real customers have to say about Fruity Chutes!

“I received my revised parachute order yesterday. WEEKS before I expected it. Thank you so much! You all are fantastic!”

David M Snyder, Rocketry Hobbyist, 12/2/2021

“Fruity Chutes were quick to respond with useful information and assistance with their customer support. Their Peregrine ballistic parachutes work as advertised from our test runs. I would recommend Fruity Chutes and will be sure to use them again in future projects.”

Rohan Musgrave, Innovaero, 11/30/2021

“Thanks for making such wonderful recovery products! Hope you have a good 2022.”

Bill Schworer, 12/21/2021

“It was a great pleasure doing business with you! Thank you for the exceptional service.”

Daniel Yaugo, 12/21/2021

Sean & Doug's Flight

Hi Gene,

I just wanted to send you a quick note to say how impressed we are with your chutes!

Doug and I recently flew a 2-stage minimum diameter rocket at Balls [2021 Rocket Launch] (O-3400 to N 1100). Long story short our forward closure blew on the booster 3 seconds into the launch. Our sustainer had both drogue (rocket man Mach 2 ballystic) and main (Fruity Chute Iris IFC 60) deployed around 7,500’ AGL. Due to an unknown electronic or programming error our sustainer lit ( 1/3 of the forward end of the booster with ignition electronics was still attached to the sustainer) with the N1100 motor and the drogue and Fruity Chute fully deployed. Both the chutes survived the full boost of this motor in several arcs over 11 seconds (airframe did zipper) but both chutes remained fully intact without a tear or stress on any of the stitching! Sustainer came down for a nominal recovery under chutes. Thought you may enjoy these unique photos from onboard camera! Thanks for making awesome stuff!

Sean & Doug

Parachute during descent (Image: Sean Serell and Doug Krohn)

Fruity Chutes in flight, controller screenshots

Parachute post-flight (Image: Sean Serell and Doug Krohn)

Stetind's EuRoC Win

Hello!

My name is Simen, and I am the mechanical lead at Propulse NTNU - a voluntary student rocket organization from Norway. You supplied us the components for the parachute system of our rocket Stetind last year.

I can inform you that all chutes, chords etc. worked flawlessly, and our rocket descended safely from an apogee of 30'000 ft.

Below are some pictures from deployment and descent. Our rocket Stetind competed in the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), where we won our class!

Kind regards, Simen Flåtter Flo

Drogue deploy after separation by HAWK system at 30,000ft (Image: Simen Flåtter Flo)

Lower half of motor falling under drogue with motor still fuming (Image: Simen Flåtter Flo)

Main parachute deployed (Image: Simen Flåtter Flo)

“As a former member of the US Parachute Team, and as a FAA Licensed Senior Parachute Rigger, I am exceptionally picky about parachutes. The Fruity Chutes are not only made to manned parachute quality, but offer amazing efficiency - which is why they're the only parachutes in my rockets!”

James Flenner, FAA licensed Senior Parachute Rigger, former member of US Parachute Team

“Hi Gene, Just wanted to let you know that I got the parachutes today and I must say... WOW! I am impressed! I expected that they would be nice; I had no idea that they would be THIS nice! I am way more than just pleased and thought you should know!”

Cameron Tinder, Tinder Rocketry

“Thought I would send you some feedback about the fruity chute I received and have flown about half dozen times now. In a nut shell, the chute is really great and I am very pleased with its performance. I particularly like the thin fabric which packs great into a small compartment (2.5” dia.).”

Richard Nakka, Founder of Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry Website, 2/9/2015

Darryl Paris' rocket using 48in main and 18in drogue Fruity Chutes parachutes (Image: Pat Wagner)

"My L2 certification flight was also a lesson in altimeters being affected by Mach pressure changes as my altimeter deployed the Fruity Chute drogue at sub-sonic speeds! Thank goodness I used a Fruity Chute as it held up to the test with no damage! I re-packed my Fruity Chutes, adjusted my altimeter, installed another K motor and received my L2 certification!"

Daryl Paris, Rocketry Hobbyist, June 2008

Brad Ballreich (TRA#10900, L3, KG6JAV) with 50K' 2-stage rocket using 30in Iris Ultra Fruity Chutes parachute (Posted to ROC List Server 4/2/2008)

"Just wanted to let everyone know that I received a special order Fruity Chute yesterday and the quality of the chute was really, really nice. Far and away the nicest chute I’ve ever owned. Quick turnaround too. Highly recommended you check out Fruity Chutes if you’re in the market for a high quality chute."

Brad Ballreich, Rocketry Hobbyist, 4/2/2008

Aaron Stanley's (TRA#10834, L3, NAR#84298) rocket descending under 84in Fruity Chutes parachute

"Thanks Fruity Chutes, for making the best parachutes out there and for the great service. If it isn't a Fruity Chute, it isn't for me."

Aaron Stanley, Rocketry Hobbyist, March 2008

Alessio (TRA#11158) and rocket descending under 36in and 48in parachutes (Image: www.argoshpr.ch)

"I love round and colorful parachutes and Fruity Chutes was my perfect choice, even for me in Switzerland! And they work great too!! Thank you, Alessio."

Alessio Minotti, Rocketry Hobbyist, February 2008

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View from research balloon (Image: Space Systems and Controls Labs, Iowa State University)

Research balloon parachute recovery system (Image: Space Systems and Controls Labs, Iowa State University)

Research balloon payload recovery with Fruity Chute (Image: Matthew Nelson, Space Systems and Controls Labs, Iowa State University)

Post-flight drone with IFC-84-SUL and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Fruity Chutes DJI Mavic 2 drone parachute

Phantom equipped with Fruity Chute and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Drone equipped with Fruity Chutes and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Drone equipped with Harrier launcher and Fruity Chute

Drone with Furity Chute and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Fruity Chutes Mavic Pro drone parachute system

Fruity Chutes with Skycat f550 mount (Image: Skycat)

Drone test with Fruity Chute

Aeromapper with Fruity Chute (Image: Aeromao)

Fruity Chutes fixed wing recovery bundle

Extreme conditions test of Fruity Chute and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Drone drop test with Fruity Chute and Skycat (Image: Skycat)

Fruity Chutes DJI Mavic 2 drone parachute

Drone equipped with Fruity Chute

IFC-96-SUL in flight

Inspire 1 drone parachute (Image: Skycat)

Fruity Chute in flight

Inspire 2 drone parachute ejection (Image: Skycat)

Iris Ultra in flight

“Folie a Deux” 2-stage in descent, reached 13,736ft AGL on K1100, K270, ROC Stock, June 2008 (Image: Gary Moratz)

Folie a Deux rocket descending under parachute.

Fruity Chutes stars and stripes 84in parachute, Snow Ranch, April 2008

Fruity Chutes stars and stripes parachute.

Cliff Sojourner's “Thumper” descending under Fruity Chutes parachute at ROC Stock, November 2007

Cliff Sojourner's rocket descending under parachute.

Aeromao using Fruity Chute (Image: Aeromao)

“Folie a Deux” and Fruity Chutes parachute system post-flight, ROC Stock, June 2008 (Image: Gary Moratz)

Folie a Deux rocket and parachute system post-flight.

Kids playing with Fruity Chutes parachute, October Skies, October 2007

Kids playing with a Fruity Chutes parachute.

Fruity Chute at High Skies, July 2018

Fruity Chute with Skycat XL192 (Image: Skycat)

Fruity Chutes' CEO, Gene Engelgau, with Iris Ultra

Rocket descending under Fruity Chute

Before and after ROPR release (Image: Tahoma Photography)

Rocket descending under Iris Ultra

Rockets & drone with Fruity Chutes, Interdrone Demo and launches

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