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Re: skydiving

Dave Hamilton wrote:

Three of my students are building a computer model of a skydiver reaching
terminal velocity in freefall, opening the parachute and establishing a
new terminal velocity, then impacting the ground.

....

You may be interested in scenes from the "Physics of Flight" videosdisc
published by Videodiscovery. It shows a skydiver during a complete
jump, complete with views of the altimiter at he falls.

Cheers,

Rick

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Richard E. Swanson, Ph.D. (910) 695-3715
Professor of Physics FAX: (910) 695-1823
Associate Dean for Development and Technology
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Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374 "He who laughs, lasts."