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Old 19th Feb 2016, 05:52
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Since terminal velocity reduces with altitude, and cold air is denser, I can't imagine why....
More correctly, terminal velocity reduces with density altitude. At South Pole, approx 9500ft amsl, and with summer temps around -20, density altitude would have been about 5000ft. Still high enough to increase terminal velocity by around 8%.
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