A1_7_Can a skydiver without a parachute be saved?

Authors

  • Jennifer Gosling
  • Gemma Keen
  • Laura Evans
  • Tamsyn Evans

Abstract

This report investigates the speed of freefall of skydivers to determine whether or not it is possible to save someone who falls from a plane without a parachute.  We conclude that it is possible, but that the rescuer must jump from the plane within 26.8 seconds of the person who fell.

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Published

04-12-2009

How to Cite

Gosling, J., Keen, G., Evans, L., & Evans, T. (2009). A1_7_Can a skydiver without a parachute be saved?. Physics Special Topics, 8(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2285