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What will be the acceleration of a skydiver when air resistance is one tenth the weight of the skydiver?
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∙ 14y ago
Terminal airspeed for a skydiver is approximately 120mph (oriented on belly). Mass of the skydiver affects the speed ! So heavier generally falls faster. (drop a ping pong ball versus a golfball)
So, the weight of the skydiver will not affect the air resistance. His clothing will affect it, and his body position.
Lastly, air pressure changes with altitude, so the density of the air is less as you go higher. So, exit altitude will also be a factor, as the air pressure will change the air resistance due to density.
Bet you're sorry you asked.
As a skydiving instructor, if I weighed 1/10 my weight, i would expect to fall really slow. something ridiculous, like 30mph. If you made air resistance 1/10th we would get going quite fast. 200-250mph? Col Joe Kittenger jumped form 103,000feet from a balloon. He experienced an almost frictionless descent for a bit, which led people to believe to break the sound barrier.
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