Introduction

Could you see yourself jumping out of a perfectly good airplane traveling at 170 MPH 13,000 feet above the ground?

http://www.skydiveoregon.com/index.asp?c=5&id=9

Imagine being the first person to jump out of an airplane, entrusting your life to an unproven piece to technology.

http://www.campbell.army.mil/fcspa/HISTORY.HTM

Over the past century, skydiving has grown from a madman's fantasy to a international sport. In this web project I will explain the physics of falling with style.

(clouds background: http://chiba.cool.ne.jp/yuuki2/material1/kumo001.jpg)