What is aerodynamics and does it play a part when skydiving?
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Aero = air, dynamics = movement. [Aerodynamics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodynamics) is the study of how air movement affects objects, in other words, how different shapes of objects will fall or fly through air, and how air will move around these objects, and drag at them.
When you’re skydiving, gravity pulls you down, and the air hits your body and pushes it. You can move your arms and legs to turn, tumble, fall slightly faster or slower, etc. If you’re wearing a [wing suit](https://previews.123rf.com/images/victorkozlov/victorkozlov2001/victorkozlov200100902/138222924-djibouti-extreme-men-in-wing-suit-templet-skydiving-men-in-parashute-simulator-of-free-fall-.jpg) you can glide a little bit better (rather than just falling like a rock), and the way the air interacts with the wing surfaces of the suit is part of aerodynamics.
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