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The Physics of Colonel Kittinger's Longest Lonely Leap
A W. Robinson; C G. Patrick
Physics Education Vol. 43, No. 5 (September 2008) pp. 477–482
We present a case study of the physical principles necessary to model the high altitude parachute jump made by Colonel Joseph Kittinger, USAF, in 1960, in order to determine the maximum speed attained and to calculate whether this speed was...