Recent content by FEllen

Okay, so terminal velocity increases as the object velocity increases, meaning it is not a constant deceleration (as the force goes up). Any ideas on how to calculate the impact velocity otherwise? Also, that does not answer why the average velocity would be greater than the terminal velocity...

I got the estimated coefficient of drag from http://www.aeroconsystems.com/chutes/drag_calculator.htm (as it was a parasheet made out of garbage bag). An EEI is an Extended Experimental Investigation - really just a long assignment. It is possible that it took some time to deploy, but I don't...

Homework Statement I am currently conducting an EEI in which I am looking at the effects of increased mass, surface area and air pressure on terminal velocity. In my experiment, I dropped a parachute of 0.36m^2 from a height of 3m with a mass of 0.01kg. My result was that it took 3.036...