Main and Reserve
a parachute
He will most likely be killed by the hard impact under a partially/non-inflated reserve.
The skydiver pulls out a pilot chute and releases it . The pilot chute then inflates and pulls the main canopy out of the pack, allowing it to open. This is how a sports skydiver opens his main parachute. Reserve parachutes are kept closed by a small pin holding a loop closed, and pulling a ripcord connected to this pin starts the deployment process. A spring loaded pilot chute is released, which inflates and pulls out the reserve parachute in a way similar to the main chute. This system is more reliable than the process used to pack the main parachute, but it is less convenient, and takes much longer to pack.
Need to know more information - is it a parachute packed for a paratrooper, a pilot's survival chute, a cargo chute, an emergency seat chute, or ???? But basic answer is - a pilot's chute or a paratrooper's chute would definitely be worth plenty! Cargo chutes are generally of much less collector interest.
The cast of Beyond the Thrill - 2014 includes: Nick Halseth as Skydiver Greg Heideman as Skydiver Andy Junghans as Skydiver John Kreutchmeyer as Skydiver Alissa Olson as Skydiver
Eli Thompson - skydiver - died in 2009.
Eli Thompson - skydiver - was born in 1973.
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The shape of the displacement versus time graph for a skydiver would be a curve that starts at zero displacement when the skydiver jumps out of the plane, increases as the skydiver falls accelerating due to gravity, and eventually levels off as the skydiver reaches terminal velocity. The curve will then be a straight line at a constant displacement representing the terminal velocity until the skydiver opens the parachute, at which point the displacement will decrease as the skydiver slows down and lands.
* The downward facing area of the chute * The density of the air * The mass being lowered by the chute * The integrity of the chute * The motion of the air around the chute