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Originally posted by Mobycat:
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Originally posted by Chris Mc:
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Originally posted by NY Madman:
[b][b]Is it possible to catch up with someone in freefall if that person jumps out a plane before you do?

Hasn't that already been solved?[/b]
Seems like a no-brainer to me. If not, read up on terminal velocity .[/b]
Not meaning to open a can of worms, but...

Wouldn't it depend? Specifically on what you were wearing? Baggy clothes would create more drag, I would think...skin tight clothing would not.

(I understand the terminal velocity...but I would assume that neither person is naked)

The only way you could answer this question (one way or the other) is if they are in a freefall inside a vaccuum.[/b]
100 percent correct. I am a skydiver and in skydiving there are different styles of skydiving. Falling flat on your stomach you normally reach about 125 mph, flying in a sit position you can reach 160 mph and headdown upwards of 170 mph. Plus weight, drag of suit, altitude, and a bunch of others things come into effect. Although it is not easy, you can reach someone who jumps out of a plane before, it just can't be a long period of time.