A scary scene during the Fleet Week air show Sunday afternoon at Marina Green in San Francisco. A woman and a child were taken to the hospital after a parachutist from the Navy's Leap Frog team ...

Pictures show the last leap of the year for the RAF. A Royal Air Force Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) is pictured after jumping from a C-17 Globemaster III military transport plane. The 10,000ft ...

For example, when a parachutist opens their parachute, the surface area increases. This produces a large amount of air resistance. The parachutist is able to reach a low terminal velocity.