The Physics of Slow Falling: How a Parachute Really Works

Drag, not magic: terminal velocity in a wind tunnel, the vent hole that keeps a canopy stable, why round chutes swing and ram-air wings fly, and Scott Manley on strapping the biggest parachute in history to a jet.

Playlist by @parachute_history

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Parachute Physics — LabRat Scientific
2. Putting Parachutes On Planes: The Genius Engineering Behind Rocket Powered Airframe Parachutes. — Scott Manley
3. Ram-Air Parachute Design: How Ram-Air Parachutes Actually Fly — Skydive Fundamentals
4. The Evolution of Parachutes: History from da Vinci to Modern Ram-Air Canopies — Skydive Fundamentals
5. Engineering Design for Parachutes with Mitch Jorgensen — US Navy Research
6. EP18: A parachute, how does it work? GB | Safran — Safran
7. Why Do Parachutes Have Holes in Them? - Extreme Sports Science — Huntsville STEAM Works
8. How Does a Skydive Parachute Work? — Scott Schumacher
9. Should Parachutes Spin? — Tom Stanton
10. Simple Parachute System — Positive Altitude