Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?

A man is skydiving.

He weighs about 160 pounds.

Would the speed of him falling be greater or slower than the speed of the skydiving plane?Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?That's the skydiver's choice. Planes used for skydiving usually aren't fast. It's not necessary, and it reduces the shock of jumping into a fast airstream. A skydiver who wants to can reduce his aerodynamic profile and easily exceed 200MPH.Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?
Slower.



The man has a much smaller mass. This means there is less force acting on him to make him accelerate towards the ground. This is because the force of weight is given by the equation :



F = mass x gravity



If gravity remains constant, the plane would have MORE force acting on it because it is a greater mass.

A greater force means a greater acceleration, which means the plane would reach a higher velocity and fall faster than the man.Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?He would fall slower. As well as mass, wind resistance needs to be taken into account. A human is not really aerodynamically designed, whereas a plane is. Even without power, a plane's terminal velocity (ie where force of gravity is equal to wind resistance) will be much faster than a falling man.Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?
the plane would fall faster, but not because of its mass, as all things fall at the same rate, instead because of wind resistance; the plane is designed to be aerodynamic, therefore it would likely have a higher terminal velocity (maximum speed at which something can fall) than a human.Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?the plane would.... it has an engine. the man, regardless of his weight, would reach "terminal velocity" , so he couldn't fall faster than that. But a plane, well it would have an engine powering it faster than just what gravity would have it fall.Would the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?
DO U MEAN A FALLING SPEED OF THE PLANE OR A CRUISING SPEED? WHAT KINDA PLANE IS IT? 1ENGINE OR 2 ENGINES? ALTITUDE? IS IT A BELLY FLIGHT OR FREEFLIGHT?

I WEIGHT 185LBS., WHEN I GO HEAD DOWN FROM 14000 FEET, I GO ABOUT 180-210MPH, THE 2 ENGINE CESSNA PLANE CRUISING SPEED AT 14K IS ABOUT 110MPH...

I DONT KNOW THE FALLING SPEED OF THE PLANE, BUT I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION....

BLUE SKIESWould the speed of falling be greater than the speed of a skydiving plane?
That depends on whether the plane is under power. Powered, the plane could pass the skydiver easily.