Drop Test 12/05/2021

Location: Baker 4th floor (around 60ft)

Load: 2 gallons of jugs adding to 17.2 lbs

Time: 1.38 seconds

Saved 0.55 seconds

Procedure:

-Weigh load

-Attach load to parachute lines using quicklinks

-Have one person film, one person drop, and one person time

-Drop load first and record time it takes to fall

-Calculate time that should be taken to drop without parachute using height and mass of load

-Use difference in flight time to calculate rough value for Cd