Question

An airplane pilot fell 355 m after jumping without his parachute opening. He landed in a snowbank, creating a crater 1.4 m deep, but survived with only minor injuries. Assume that the pilot's mass was 81 kg and his terminal velocity was 50 m/s.

(a) Estimate the work done by the snow in bringing him to rest.

(b) Estimate the average force exerted on him by the snow to stop him.

(c) Estimate the work done on him by air resistance as he fell.

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