Estes 2265 15-Inch Parachute, Rocket Model Recovery Parachute, Rocket Model Kit Accessories for Ages 10+

I bought this because one of my parachutes on the Estes Rocket I built melted a bit on one of my launches - that's what happens when you skimp on the wadding!! :-)In the end, this product is as advertised and what I expected it to be, and does what it is supposed to!! I have seen some knock stars of these Estes parachutes here on Amazon because they are plastic and not nylon - first off, if they were Nylon, they would not be $1.99, second these parachutes are not advertised as nylon, so there should be no disappointment.Sure, nylon parachutes are better, but I am putting these in a $10-$20 Estes rocket, and this parachute does the job and is the right price. I might use nylon if the rocket was more $$$.Would buy again.

I build small rockets with my grandchildren and these are colorful parachutes that they love to watch fall to earth.

Perfect for my model rocket. It is a 300 gram rocket and it lands pretty smoothly. Probably the bare minimum in size that I would buy for the weight of my rocket. Survived 3 launches so far, and many more to come.

when a 12" is not enough to prevent a hard landing and a 18" is too much for the size of field.

What more can I say, I got what I expected. They don’t last long but for the price it’s great.

It's plastic. For $8 I was expecting more.

Did what is was intended to do

The media could not be loaded. This was a replacement parachute for a melted one. I’m sure it’s operator error, and not the ‘chute, but it never deployed and I lost the rocket. And attached video camera. Oh well, even Elon has had setbacks from time to time.