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Old 09-14-2019, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by craviola990
I notice no one talks about putting talcum powder on chutes anymore pre-launch..new chute materials, just not needed?

I still use talcum powder on polyethylene parachutes. You have to, IMHO. Many people don't, and wonder why their rocket comes down under a "para-wad."

Earlier this year it seemed that talcum powder (real talcum powder, not corn starch) was quietly being phased out due to a consumer scare. I stocked up, though I now no longer believe that talcum powder was being phased out of consumer products.
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