Automotive parachute equivalency
This is for the truly twisted!
And for simplicity, I'm basing the following on the old-timey, standard military parachute I jumped with in the Air Force. Cd 1.35. If you know your Cd and Af, then you know your CdA. To get the diameter of a parachute of equivalent drag as your vehicle, use: [ ( square-root of ( CdA / 1.35 ) / pi ) X 2 ] = diameter :p |
So if I ever find myself vehicle transport plane that is catastrophically failing, I should hop into the hummer for the ride down.
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'HUMMER'
hopefully, they'll have the H-1. Cd 0.70.
try to get it to fall, tail first, with all the doors open. 'Gravity, it's not just a good idea, it's the law! ' ( as seen inside a HOOTER's restaurant in Lewisville, Texas ) |
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