free fall terminal velocity

quantity

Available identifiers

highest velocity attainable by an object as it falls through a fluid or a gas

Defining Formula: $v_{\infty} \equiv \sqrt{\frac{2 m g}{ρ C_{D} A}}$
$A$ symbol represents cross section
$C_{D}$ symbol represents drag coefficient
$ρ$ symbol represents density of air
$g$ symbol represents gravitational acceleration
$m$ symbol represents mass
$v_{\infty}$ symbol represents free fall terminal velocity

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