How do parachutes help skydivers land safely?

Answer 1

The large area of a parachute canopy increases wind resistance greatly, slowing the fall, and permitting the skydiver to steer towards a landing spot.
when the skydiver jumps out of the plane his weight makes him accelerate, soon the air resistance balances out the forces, but his terminal velocity is too great for him to land safely, son he opens a parachute, the parachute makes the air resistance greater, as it has a larger surface area. soon the air resistance, and the weight are balanced, but now the parachutist is going slowly enough to land safely, and not kill himself.
air resistance increases greatly when the parachute is opened and that results in the deceleration of the skydiver; As a result, The skydiver will reach a speed appropriate for landing safely.

The canopy (parachute) has multiple cells. The nose (front) of the canopy is open but the back is closed which pressurises the canopy during forward flight and thus maintains the aerodynamic shape of the canopy which generates lift.

The slider, a square shaped fabric with four round gommits in the corners separates the lines, the lines from the nose to the front and those from the steering brake line to the rear. The slider slows the opening down so that the deceleration is controlled.

The canopy is controlled by pulling on the toggles, the left toggle for a left turn and visa versa.

A final turn is made relatively close to the ground so that the landing is into wind, thus reducing the ground speed and just prior to landing, the skydiver pulls down on both toggles to induce a flare which slows and stalls the canopy for a generally soft stand up landing.
By creating a large surface that has a high wind resistance, a parachute slows the fall of a sky diver- and permits them to guide the direction of their descent. Falling slower = good.
i think that it balances out the force of gravity pulling you down with air resistance so you reach the ground at a sensible speed hence not getting hurt.

Answer 2

so there's a way for not dying when you jump out of planes.

Answer 3

The reason parachutes were designed was so that people could fall at any height and not get hurt at all.

Answer 4

To slow your fall when you jump off an airplane.

Answer 5

It slows the parachute down, so that the skydiver can land safely

Answer 6

To prevent you from hitting the ground at high impact.

Answer 7

Because if you dont use one, you are going to die ;)

Answer 8

To slow down a fall through the air.