How fast does a body fall from a plane?

Skydiving Freefall Doesn't Feel Like A Roller Coaster When you make a skydive, the plane you are traveling in is flying at about 80-90 kts (or roughly 100 mph). Within the first 3 to 5 seconds after exiting the aircraft, you will reach terminal velocity of 120 mph.



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On average, you fall about 200 feet per second during a skydive, making altitude the most significant freefall time determinant. Skydiving usually occurs between 8,000 and 18,000 feet, with an exit altitude average of 10,000 feet.

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Heavier things have a greater gravitational force AND heavier things have a lower acceleration. It turns out that these two effects exactly cancel to make falling objects have the same acceleration regardless of mass.

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