Category: Orbiter - Miscellaneous Files
New Drag-Chute Meshes For Space Shuttle Fleet 3.1

File Description:
This is an mesh upgrade for the drag-chute mesh used in Space Shuttle fleet 3.1. This upgrade contains meshes for both the deployed and fully inflated drag-chute aswell as an mesh for the jettisoned drag-chute. Some facts about the drag-chute: The orbiter drag chute was designed to assist in the deceleration system in safely stopping the orbiter on the runway after an mission or an abort. The drag-chute was first used on the orbiter Endeavour(OV-105) on STS-49. Subsequently the all of the other orbiter(Columbia, Discovery and Atlantis) was modified to be equipped with an drag-chute. The drag-chute is housed in an special compartment on the bottom of the vertical tail. REQUIRES SPACE SHUTTLE FLEET 3.1 ALREADY INSTALLED!