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Planning geometry
Many different geometries for parachutes can be used, such as a semi-ellipsoidal geometry, which was the geometry used for IREC 2016. Any cross section of a semi-ellipsoidal (often just referred to as ellipsoidal) parachute is half of an ellipse, and the entire surface is defined by rotating that ellipse around it's central axis.
Cutting the gores
Assembling the gores
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