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You can get a square parachute to descend extremely rapidly - indeed, there have been a number incidents (sometimes involving fatalities) when skydivers 'spiralling' close to the ground have had their reserve parachutes deployed automatically by the Automatic Opening Device (sometimes call the Automatic Activation Device). Indeed, a skydiver was killed a few weeks ago in Bad Lippspringe, Germany because he turned rapidly too close to the ground.
A round parachute would, depending on your weight, let you down faster than a square on 'half brakes', although some small squares (<170 sq ft) would give you a pretty heavy bump unless you flared just before landing.
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The speed of a person parachuting when the surface area of the parachute is 100 square feet?
The decent rate will be significantly high on an open parachute because a 100 square foot parachute is considered to be very small. Therefore the wing loading is high and it is more likely to be a high performance parachute. High performance parachutes have a higher angle of attack and generally need to do a swoop (dive) landing to pick up enough wing speed for a safe landing. On touch down, the decent rate is the same as any other parachute for obvious reasons.
What is the main purpose of a round parachute?
Drag. It reduced the fall rate to a survivable speed.
How does the size or shape of a parachute affect the way it works?
If the hole is bigger the parachute speed will decrease
Who was the fastest flight by a man without an aircraft completed by?
Joseph Kittenger reached a speed of 614 mph or 988 km/hr by parachute. See the related link for more information.
What does the friction of air do to parachute jumper or a pendulum?
It makes the parachute, jumper,and a pendulum to decrease speed.
Why does a person loss speed if he opens parachute?
The parachute will increase air resistance, compared to the person alone.
What is the fastest Holdens speed limit?
The fastest holdens speed limit is 455!!!
Is the highest number the fastest or slowest when dealing with speed?
FASTEST when dealing with speed
What is the fastest ever typing speed?
The fastest typing speed was by a women maintaining a speed of 212 wpm.
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.
How do you control the speed of a parachute?
By pulling done on toggles
Will changing the weight of a parachute effect on the speed?
yes, it can
