The following exercises will be to simulate the parachute maneuvers performed by John Kruger in the movie Eraser:
Unless otherwise stated, use the following for each of the exercies:
Timestep (TS): 0.01 S
• Mass of John: 100 kg
• Mass of chute: 5 kg
Assuming the body area of John Kruger to be 1 m2 and the area of the closed chute to be 0.5 m2, start by
considering that John did not have a parachute, given his body area, it would take 90 seconds for him to
reach the ground.
What would be his terminal velocity?
1.0 m/s
1.5 m/s
5 m/s
38.83 m/s
100 m/s
138.83 m/s