A1 7 The Flying Umbrella

Authors

  • Cheuk Tang University of Leicester
  • Lewis Armitage University of Leicester
  • Matthew Alexander University of Leicester

Abstract

The umbrella is a commonly used tool to avoid rain. However, in media, they are often used to slow descent. We consider a situation where a person is on top of a very tall tower, and as there is a fire, he has to jump off the tower. We calculate that the umbrella must have a diameter of at least 4 m to survive with a safe landing velocity of 5 m s-1.

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Published

12/09/2023

How to Cite

Tang, C., Armitage, L., & Alexander, M. (2023). A1 7 The Flying Umbrella. Physics Special Topics, 22(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/4513

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2023)

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Articles