A 180 pound body is dropped from a helicopter 5 miles (26400 ft.) up -

Question

- what maximum speed would the body attain, in miles per hour, before hitting the ground?
Disregard gravity, air density, etc. factors, a very rough approximation is all that is needed. Thanks.

Answer 1

The question is meaningless ignoring gravity.

In fact it is hard to say ignoring air drag as well.

Because the body would presumably reach constant terminal velocity where air drag up exactly balances gravitational force down.

Answer 2

Damon,
Where do you suggest I look for an approximate mph figure.
I realize we are ignoring key factors, but surely someone can give me an educated guess - -
e.g. the body would hit the ground at 100 mph plus or minus 10 mph.
Thanks