Skydiving Speed Test: Recreating Action Film Stunts

Julian Dagen, a world parachuting champion, oversees a skydiving stunt with Vassal and Benoit. They aim to measure the speed of free fall from 4000 meters, adopting different positions to see how it affects speed. Julian curls into a ball, Benoit dives headfirst like a rocket, and Vassal stabilizes horizontally. They achieve speeds of 183, 288, and 325 km/h respectively. The experiment shows that body position, not mass, influences fall speed. Vassal successfully completes his first skydive, proving the hypothesis.

What speeds did Julian and Benoit reach during their fall?

What was the maximum speed achieved by a person diving vertically, as mentioned in the text?

How does the position of the body affect the speed of the fall according to the text?