The average skydiver, with parachute unopened, weighs 175 lbf and has a drag area CDA 9 ft2

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The average skydiver, with parachute unopened, weighs 175 lbf and has a drag area CDA ≈ 9 ft2 spread-eagled and 1.2 ft2 falling feet-first (see Table 7.3). What is the minimum and maximum terminal speed achieved by a skydiver at 5000-ft standard altitude?
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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