Fruity Chutes Inc.

12/13/2022

Dear fans of drone safety, parachute recovery and podcasts: Great news!
The Fruity Chutes team guest spoke on the popular podcast, the Drone Radio Show.
Hear Gene, Jayne and Janice discuss trends and future projections on PRS for UAS.

https://buff.ly/3uCeWJj

11/30/2021

Today is the last day of our Black Friday sale! 20% off on parachutes, accessories, and all rocketry gear until midnight. https://buff.ly/3oOauE8

We rarely do sales, so don't miss out on this unique opportunity to save on the industry's best recovery solutions.

11/29/2021

Just one day left on our Black Friday sale! Whether you call it Black Friday or Cyber Monday, now is the time to save before you soar. https://shop.fruitychutes.com/collections/black-friday-20-off

07/03/2021

Kick off your 4th of July weekend with new gear! ALL items are 20% off until 7/9/21 at 11:59pm PDT. 🚀

https://shop.fruitychutes.com/collections/nar-sport-rocketry-sale-all-items-15-off

05/18/2021

Check out our customer aero and their latest launch recovered with Fruity Chutes

*This video was produced for bluShift Aerospace by Knack Factory. Knack Factory is a video production company out of Portland, ME that was hired by bluShift...

05/14/2021

In case you missed it. Here is the link to yesterday's Safe and Secure Webinar by Commercial UAV News

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04/21/2021

Fruity Chutes automatic trigger system known as the SATS-Mini is now updated for use with Fixed-Wing and VTOL systems.

Read more on the update here: https://fruitychutes.com/genes_blog.htm/sats-mini-1.2.1-update-solving-for-fixed-wing-and-vtol?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

04/09/2021

This tutorial shows you how the pack the PUAVL-6 canister with a nylon shock cord by winding it. This tutorial shows the IFC-192-S chute into a 6"D canister the same as the PUAVL tutorial. Follow the PUAVL Packing Tutorial first to Step 40. Then at the point you fold the Spectra shock cord switch to...

04/05/2021

How to pack the Harrier Spring Loaded launcher

https://youtu.be/-ElDxjCPZGM

The Harrier Drone Parachute Launcher raises the bar for low cost, lightweight and cost effective spring actuated parachute launchers. Ideal for both drones a...

03/14/2021

The table below shows our measurements done over a period of 5 years to accurately determine the coefficient of drag (Cd) of the Iris Ultra Parachutes. All tests were done having measured the weight of the rocket accurately upon landing. In addition we had precise information on the parachutes thems...

03/11/2021

Choosing the best drone parachute rescue system is all about choosing the right size parachute.

Things to consider:
- space available for chute
- weight impact
- deployment method
- target descent speed

To assist in product selection we have prepared a white paper you can download that describes the process and gives several examples:
https://fruitychutes.com/UAV_Recovery_Guidelines.pdf

03/10/2021

Passive deployment recovery is best for UAV parachutes. This recovery system relies on the forward flight of the to extract the parachute.

https://shop.fruitychutes.com/collections/fixed-wing-bundle