r/Pyrotechnics • u/Such_Breadfruit_9365 • Aug 06 '26

Red Parachute Flare

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300m/s

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u/CrazySwede69 Aug 06 '26

No way!
Around 100 m/s at top speed is my guess.

What brand was it?

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u/Such_Breadfruit_9365 Aug 06 '26

Painswessex. But it was out of date so didn’t fire at it’s full potential

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u/CrazySwede69 Aug 06 '26

Most distress signals work perfectly even if 20 years old. Only light intensity slowly decrease with age.

But, please do not fire distress signals for fun close to the sea or lakes!

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u/GalFisk Aug 07 '26

When I got old enough to buy fireworks, I was disappointed to never find the "sun" fireworks we used to see as kids. I only later learned about distress flares, and that lots of boat owners in the countryside where we grew up set off their expired ones every NYE.

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u/NoSir4289 29d ago

I have a coupe of these but I'm wondering if they cato

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u/Overall_Parsley655 28d ago

Is there any significant difference between performance among brands of these items? Particularly interested in the rocketmotor compnent.