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What is the terminal speed of a person falling with an open parachute?
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∙ 14y ago
Well, the 'terminal speed' is going to be 0kmh; but before actually hitting the ground it is not easy to give an exact answer, as it depends to a considerable extent on the size of the parachute, the weight of the person and various other things. An reasonable average would be somewhere in the range of 3 - 5 metres per second.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y ago135 to 200 mph. The record is 614 mph.
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What is the name for the highest speed when falling?
terminal velocity
Does the speed of an object in air continue to increase until it hits the ground?
It depends on how high it is when it start falling. If it is high enough, it will reach its terminal velocity and stop accelerating before it hits the ground. As an object is falling, it has to push through air below it. The faster it falls, the greater the air resistance (or drag) to the object. At some point, the amount of air resistance will be equal to the pull of gravity (its weight) and it will not be able to go any faster. We call this its terminal velocity, the maximum speed it can reach as it is falling through air. A larger or wider object will have more drag than a smaller object of the same weight and will have different maximum speeds. That is why a person falling from a plane with a parachute will stop going faster after the parachute opens and the drag increases because of the shape of the open parachute.
What is terminal velosity?
the top speed achieved by a falling object
Why does a person loss speed if he opens parachute?
The parachute will increase air resistance, compared to the person alone.
What is meant by terminal velocity of a falling object?
The terminal velocity of a falling object is the constant speed where the force of gravity is equal to the force of drag. Then the forces cancel each other out. Essentially, terminal velocity is when the speed of a falling object is no longer changing. It isn't accelerating or slowing. It's constant.
When a person skydives from very high distance does the speed in which they are falling continue to increase the entire way down?
After about 10 seconds you reach terminal velocity your speed remains constant till the parachute opens.
What is the name for the highest speed when falling?
terminal velocity
What is the maximun velocity of a man falling?
For a person in free fall, the terminal speed is about 60 m/s or 135miles/hour.
Does the speed of an object in air continue to increase until it hits the ground?
It depends on how high it is when it start falling. If it is high enough, it will reach its terminal velocity and stop accelerating before it hits the ground. As an object is falling, it has to push through air below it. The faster it falls, the greater the air resistance (or drag) to the object. At some point, the amount of air resistance will be equal to the pull of gravity (its weight) and it will not be able to go any faster. We call this its terminal velocity, the maximum speed it can reach as it is falling through air. A larger or wider object will have more drag than a smaller object of the same weight and will have different maximum speeds. That is why a person falling from a plane with a parachute will stop going faster after the parachute opens and the drag increases because of the shape of the open parachute.
What is terminal velosity?
the top speed achieved by a falling object
Why does a person loss speed if he opens parachute?
The parachute will increase air resistance, compared to the person alone.
What is the slowest parachute made of?
Parachutes are not rated by their speed. A parachute works by increasing the air resistance of a suspended falling body or object. The greater the mass of the object the larger the area of the parachute must be to reduce the speed to an acceptable level.
What is meant by terminal velocity of a falling object?
The terminal velocity of a falling object is the constant speed where the force of gravity is equal to the force of drag. Then the forces cancel each other out. Essentially, terminal velocity is when the speed of a falling object is no longer changing. It isn't accelerating or slowing. It's constant.
When a skydiver opens their parachute they move upwards?
When a skydiver opens the parachute, he or she does not move upward, but rather, continues to move downward, but at a slower speed. Sometimes there is an illusion that the skydiver is moving upward, because if there are several people skydiving together, and one of them opens a parachute while the others don't, you will see the skydiver with the open parachute moving upward with relation to the other skydivers. But they are all still moving downward, they are just doing so at different speeds.
Why can a helicopter reach a terminal speed whilst falling during autorotation?
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A falling object that has reached its terminal speed continues to gain what?
neither speed nor acceleration
What will happen if a parachutist opens its parachute before reaching its terminal velocity?
During free fall, the parachutist reaches a terminal velocity (a constant velocity) of somewhere between 120 and 180 miles per hour. (If you go feet first, you go faster than if you lie on your back or front). When the parachute opens (hopefully), the terminal speed is reduced to around 12 miles/hour.
