Terminal Velocity Calculator

Calculate Terminal Velocity









Formula

The formula to calculate the Terminal Velocity is:

\[ v = \sqrt{\frac{2mg}{\rho A C_d}} \]

Where:

What is Terminal Velocity?

A terminal velocity is defined as the maximum speed of a falling object where the force of gravity and force of air resistance are equal. This means the object will no longer accelerate and will continue to fall at a constant speed.

Example Calculation

Let's consider an example:

Using the formula to calculate the Terminal Velocity:

\[ v = \sqrt{\frac{2 \times 70 \times 9.8}{1.225 \times 0.5 \times 1.0}} \approx 47.3 \text{ m/s} \]

This means that the Terminal Velocity (v) is approximately 47.3 m/s.