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the two main forces are air resistance and gravity

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Q: What were the two main forces acting on Felix Baumgartner when he jumped out of the capsule?
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Why was Felix baumgartner able to reach such a high record breaking speed?

He jumped from a very large altitude (about 39 kilometers), at which there was hardly any atmosphere to slow him down.


What is the opposite word of suddenly?

gradually


How do you measure in long jump?

You measure the distance from the line that the person jumped from to the back part of the foot print closest to it.


Can you put the word air resistance in a sentence?

The sky diver jumped off the airplane and experienced air resistance.


When a skier is going down a mountain is it a balanced force?

By definition, if he is accelerating, then it is an unbalanced force ... which means he JUST jumped out the plane and his downward speed in increasing. Once he reaches a particular speed (called terminal velocity; lets call it for a general case of about 110 mph), the force of DRAG will be equal to the force due to gravity and he will no longer be accelerating, no longer increasing in speed, and he will then have balanced forces. Since the variables are always changing, drag will change with the most subtle changes in the skydiver's orientation either intentionally or unintentionally and the air resistance is constantly changing with increase in density, the forces will never be truly balanced. The effect of both forces will seesaw between one or the other being dominant. Terminal velocity is achieved when that process is minimal. It is of note that the effect of gravity itself is changing but over a skydive, the effect is negligible and may be ignored.

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What for the big red button outside of Baumgartner's capsule?

I think it turned on some of the cameras, he pressed it before he jumped. You can hear that Kittinger asked him to turn on the cameras and he responded by pressing that red button.


How far did joe kittnger jump?

In 1960, he jumped from 102,800ft. This has since been surpassed by Felix Baumgartner who jumped from 127,800ft in October 2012.


Why was Felix baumgartner able to reach such a high record breaking speed?

He jumped from a very large altitude (about 39 kilometers), at which there was hardly any atmosphere to slow him down.


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he was acting stupid and jumped off a cliff


Why did Felix baumgartner do the4 23mile jump from space?

The answer to your questionyeaterday the 14th of october2012. Felix jumped from out ofspace


What is the past tense of jumped?

I jumped You jumped He/She/It jumped We jumped They jumped


Fastest flight without aircraft?

Felix Baumgartner set the world record for fastest flight without an aircraft on October 14, 2012, when he jumped from an airplane 24-miles above the earth. He reached a speed of 833.9 miles-per-hour.


What is the present perfect tense of jumped?

I/You/We/They have jumped. He/She/It has jumped. she is jumped up and down.


What is the passive of the man jumped of the step?

the man jumped of the stoep


Which is correct The boy jumped for joy or The boy jumped with joy?

The boy jumped for joy. (Though, the boy jumped with joy, is also acceptable.)


Do you get jumped into the latin kings?

Yes you get jumped in.


When do graesers get jumped?

when they were at the park or one of them was walking home from the movies. they can get jumped any time. that when the greasers get jumped