From the experimental results obtained and the observations made, these conclusions are reached: 1) Although having the same canopy surface area S_(ref), all configurations possess different aerodynamic properties due to their different canopy shapes. 2) Although their spin rate results are not very different from cross configurations, the tangential force coefficient results of the round configurations are usually larger than those of the cross configurations. During the tests, only the suspension line length of the round parachute was changed. There are also other parameters which can be studied with this parachute, such as the jet opening area and the gore geometry. 3) From the dynamic stability observation results, it is realized that the oscillations of the rotating cross configurations from their symmetry axes are less than the oscillations of their nonrotating configurations. Furthermore, the oscillation of the round parachute is usually higher than that of each rotating cross parachute. 4) The cross parachutes tested are very similar to those considered by Z. Shpund and D. Levin, Although there are differences in the setups and the test conditions, some values are close to each other. Furthermore, the trends found are usually observed in the previous studies.
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