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Skydiving. Skydiving. Skydiving. Brendan Cottrell Computers 8 December 2010. Table of Contents. Skydiving: What is it? Equipment? How was it created? What does it feel like to go Skydiving? How popular is skydiving? Popular skydiving locations? Bibliography. Skydiving: What is it?.
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Skydiving Skydiving Skydiving Brendan Cottrell Computers 8 December 2010
Table of Contents • Skydiving: What is it? • Equipment? • How was it created? • What does it feel like to go Skydiving? • How popular is skydiving? • Popular skydiving locations? • Bibliography
Skydiving: What is it? • An extreme sport • Jump out of planes • Brief freefall followed by parachute • Free fall is fast and effective • Many perform acrobatics • Becoming very popular
Skydiving Equipment • Jump out of a plane at high speeds • Wind resistance means you need special gear. • This includes: • Parachute: float to the ground • Jumpsuit: for streamline shape • Altimeter: measures altitude • Helmet & goggles: protect your face and eyes • AAD: automatically deploys parachute if too close • Close to ground activate parachute manually
How was it created? • Started in 1797 • Andre Jacque jumped out hot air balloon first • Sport didn’t officially start until after WWII • Soldiers found it a unique form of entertainment • Used extra parachutes from WWII • Men in WWII told others about the sport
What does it feel like to go Skydiving? • Neither being pushed or pulled • Like sticking body out of car on highway • Same feeling as rollercoaster drop • Going fast at 120mph • Able to change movement patterns • Can go horizontally or vertically slower or faster
How Popular is Skydiving? • About 350 000 people skydive a year • From these people, 3 000 000 jumps were made • Still becoming increasingly popular • Of these 350 000 people unfortunately 60 people have died this year worldwide
Popular Skydiving Locations? • Rural areas • Beautiful mountains, rivers and valleys • Places with beautiful aerial views • Australia popular skydiving country • Tirol, small town in Australia popular destination
Bibliography • http://hubpages.com/hub/History-Of-Skydiving • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachuting • http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911457_what-equipment-do-need-skydive.html • http://www.kipaddotta.com/recreation/skydiving.html • http://hubpages.com/hub/Skydiving-Extreme