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What was the highest altitude of parachuting that has been used?
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∙ 12y ago
usually drop zones highest drop height is 14000ft but some go up to 16500ft like one in New Zealand named Skydive Abel Tasman
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y ago102,800ft
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What term is used to find the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points in an area?
altitude differential
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What is the highest altitude a parachute has been used?
102,800 ft102,800 feetNot technically correct. Although that is currently the highest altitude that a parachutist has jumped from (Joe Kittinger in 1960), his parachute was deployed automatically at a much lower level.I would say that the highest altitude that a parachute has been deployed would be closer to 35,000ft by special forces on 'HAHO' operations (High Altitude High Opening). This would require the jumper to have oxygen, but not a pressurised suit. At 50,000 ft you would need to have further protection, else your blood would literally boil in your body, which would not be very pleasant.This type of parachuting is used for long range insertion without leaving a discernible radar signature. It is quite possible to travel in excess of 40 miles, depending on the wind direction and speed. The 'Red Devils' (the British Army Parachute display/competition team) once jumped from 22,000 over Dover and managed to get to France without any difficulty. Although they all landed near Calais, one jumper remarked after the feat that "they could have gone all the way to Paris", although I think a slight amount of hyperbole is involved there.High altitude covert tandem insertion is currently being experimented with by different military forces. It is an ideal way of getting an expert (such as a bomb disposal officer) onto a ship, even if they have never jumped before. It could also be used for more mundane purposes such as landing a surgeon on a ship with all the necessary equipment to carry out an operation.
What is altitude in mathematics?
Altitude is not a term that is generally used in mathematics.The correspondent term used in geometry is high: we say the height of a triangle, not the altitude of a triangle. Altitude is a term used in physics and, mainly, in geography.In geography, the altitude of a single earth point is the difference between the distance from the earth center of that point and the conventional sea level.Read more: What_is_the_altitude_made_of
What instrument is used is normally used to measure atmospheric pressure?
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How are parachutes used in air?
Parachuting goes way back, but actual parachuting in the US went back to about 1912. However, early patachutes did not fair well as they were not reliable and did not always open. In the 1930's parachuting deployment improved. The purpose of a parachute is to slow the decent of an object as with a person, supplies or bomb. The drag caused by an open parachute creates a slow descent, allowing the parachuted object to land safely. Without a parachute an object can fall at the rate of 32 feet per second.
How is altitude used in geometry?
It can be used as a side length, which has many possibilities to figure with.
What formula can be used to find vertical displacement of a projectile?
It is a simple 'difference' formula. Altitude at 'a' altitude at 'b' Take 'a' from 'b' = displacement.
How is the altitude of a triangle used in life oustside of school?
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What do you use kites for?
To fly them <><><> Besides recreation, kites have been used to lift radio antennae, to lift people that were military observers on a surfaced submarine, and to take high altitude air samples. An altitude record was reached by a kite of 23,111 ft in 1907 at Mt. Weather VA.
What is an altimeter used for?
An altimeter is used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level, typically sea level. It is commonly used in aircraft to provide pilots with information about their altitude during flight.
How could a pendulum be used to measure altitude?
A pendulum can be used to measure altitude by observing the time it takes for the pendulum to complete a full swing. As altitude increases, the acceleration due to gravity decreases, causing the period of the pendulum to change. By measuring this change in period, one can determine the altitude.
