Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Won't be too long before it happens...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16434200

CrisPDuk

I wouldn't be surprised if someone has tried already, it's been structurally complete for a while

mart360

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Mart

The Pink Ninja

iTrader: (23)

I wonder what the quarter mile time there would be seeing as though it 403m high?

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

About 9 seconds @ 198mph

But depends on attitude - splayed out like a skydiver = slower or arms outstretched/deadfirst like a board diver

every1sgottablue1

I thought terminal velocity was 120 mph?

CrisPDuk

As Puff said it depends on the angle of attack, whether 190mph would be possible inthe distance I don't know.

Joseph Kittinger (who I think is still the world's fastest human?) managed to achieve over 600mph in freefall,

He did start from space though

alcazar

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I love the way they claim it to be "higher than the Millau viaduct", whose supports stand on the valley floor, where these stand on the edges of a deep canyon.

Leslie

Depends how high you are when you measure it. It varies according to the density of the air.

Les

jef

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ive seen a small amount of that footage,

***** of STEEL that man has!!!

jef

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so in real life there is no such term as terminal velocity, its just proprtionte to your height above sea level

or is my understanding wrong?

i mean the there is a "terminal velocity" figure, for each second or 100th second off free fall, but as your height changes so does the air density and therefore speed decrease?

that right?

CrisPDuk

Terminal velocity is just the point where a body's acceleration due to gravity is equalled by the effect of the drag caused by passing through air. The thinner the air, the higher the TV.

Also, less drag will give a higher TV, which is why head or feet first with arms by your side is always faster than face down, with arms & legs spread

Luminous

iTrader: (3)

Yes you are quite correct. If you start off from high enough up, your speed will increase to a point, TV, then slowly decrease as the air density increases. Right up to the point you reach the sudden stop at the bottom

addi monster

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity

here you go,.