Winds Aloft by Mark Schulze
Winds Aloft forecasts compiled for skydivers and parachutists. Data from NOAA forecast models.
How parachutes work | The science of air resistance - Explain that Stuff
2023年2月24日 · With parachutes, it's the slowing-down effect that we want. If you fall from a plane without a parachute, your relatively compact body zooms through the air like a stone; open your parachute and you create more air resistance, drifting to the ground more slowly and safely—much more like a feather.
Parachuting - Wikipedia
Parachuting and skydiving are methods of descending from a high point in an atmosphere to the ground or ocean surface with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or multiple parachutes.
Calculating Freefall Drift from the Winds Aloft Forecast
2020年2月18日 · Once we have figured out our average wind speed we can now think about how far we will drift. In general we are in freefall for approximately 1 minute. Since our average wind speed has been converted to miles per hour we can translate that into miles per minute.
Optimal Wind Conditions for Skydiving - Skydive Carolina
2020年3月11日 · When the wind is smooth and constant, it is less of an issue, but when there are calm winds and sudden gusts, it makes canopy flight more turbulent and challenging to guide and land the parachute. Ok, so we now know there are certain wind conditions for skydiving, but how does one measure the wind speed?
The Science of Skydiving Parachutes: Physics and Design
2023年6月8日 · The science behind parachute design involves understanding how parachutes work by manipulating air resistance. Parachutes are designed with specific shapes and sizes that allow them to slow down a falling object gradually. Researchers use wind tunnels to test different designs under various conditions such as varying wind speeds or angles.
Parachute Landings Explained - Skydive Carolina
2019年5月13日 · Learn about everything you wanted to know about parachute landings, how a skydiving landing pattern works and why it's important.
Parachute Jumping Explained: How a Parachute Jump Works
2023年9月18日 · That parachute – which we call a “canopy” – is an engineering marvel designed to slow down your descent by creating air resistance. It essentially catches the wind in a sail that gently eases you from terminal velocity (~120 mph) to a more manageable speed of descent for landing (~15 mph). How Does a Parachute Open?
Testing on the Ground Before You Fly: Wind Tunnels at NASA Ames
2020年5月21日 · An early parachute design for the Mars Science Laboratory landing system was tested in October 2007 inside the world’s largest wind tunnel at the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex. In this image, two engineers are dwarfed by the parachute, which measures more than 165 feet in length and opens to a diameter of nearly 51 feet – with ...
Inside the Science of Indoor Skydiving's Wind Tunnels
2020年9月23日 · Wall-To-Wall Wind. Early commercial indoor skydiving wind tunnels were fairly crude – being little more than a repurposed plane engine mounted in a big frame, upturned for the propeller to blast wind through a wire net above which people could fly.