Anyone jumping out of an airplane with a "wing" will experience the vertical resultant force of
1. Gravitational acceleration downwards, AND
2. The wing's lift, an upwards acceleration.
The net force he "feels" will be far less than the 9.81 m/s^2 force of gravitational acceleration that anyone would feel if they jumped off an object without a wing, while on or near the earth.
Can't believe that someone in an aviation forum got it wrong...
Last edited by tvrfreak; 4th Aug 2003 at 15:36.