AWE in China

On the video I put again where there are some data at 0:43, screenshot below:

I do not see the wind speed, but I can see that the power oscillates between about 260 kW and 316 kW, while the traction force oscillates between 50 kN and just under 75 kN. To reach 300 kW with 75 kN of traction force, the reel-out speed should be 4 m/s. If the idealized reel-out speed is achieved, wind speed should be 12 m/s. If that is the case, the drag coefficient Cd of the parachute should be quite low, below 0.5, although other loss factors must also be taken into account, and we do not have the wind speed which may be other than 12 m/s.

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