Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8 vs Red Handflare

Pyrotechnics & Flares comparison · 2 products · View all Pyrotechnics & Flares

The Pains Wessex Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8 and Comet Red Handflare are both pyrotechnics & flares products certified to USCG. Key difference: Light Intensity — Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8 is 90000 cd vs Red Handflare at 15000 candela.

Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8
Red Handflare

Specification comparison

Specification Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8 Red Handflare
Light Intensity 90000 cd 15000 candela
Burn Time 30 s 60 s (minimum)
Altitude 300 m
Color White Red
Weight 270 g 160 g
Dimensions 295 x 32 mm 280 (handle extended) mm
Net Explosive Content 94 g 61 g
UN Number UN0505
Hazard Class 1.4G
Part Number 9507550 9162800
Length 175 mm
Diameter 28 mm
Temperature Range -30 to +65 C

Certification comparison

Certification Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8 Red Handflare
MED — Not listed ✓
SOLAS — Not listed ✓
USCG ✓ ✓

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Data sources

Parachute Illuminating Rocket Mk8
Data from painswessex.com ·
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Red Handflare
Data from comet-marine.com ·
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