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Old 31st Mar 2020, 21:59
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Maoraigh1
 
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Drag is the reason the plane and parachute will very quickly stabilise at the wind speed.
Only severe windshear would have the plane and parachute at different speeds while still attached to one another, a situation which might occur near the ground.
However it would be possible for them to gain height in strong updrafts.
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