Abstract
Air resistance is essential to a safe parachute jump. Without air resistance the jumper's velocity would increase without bound. In this paper we present a simple differential equation model, which can be analysed using A-level calculus techniques, of the freefall phase of a parachute jump. Hie predictions of this model are compared with data taken from the parachuting literature. We show how the model can be modified to allow an investigation of the effect of the mass of the jumper on the distance fallen during the freefall phase
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