But its camping facilities are markedly better. Customers of Emerald Coast Skydiving in Elberta, Ala., frequently jump on the beach along Florida's panhandle. Exit altitudes for paratroopers Q . I read in a book that during World War 2, paratroopers were sometimes dropped at altitudes as low as 500 feet. We asked John Hoover, a member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team and combat veteran.
Actual combat is different.
The planes fly at 150 knots and drop at 500 feet. We have a photograph of a 1944 drop in the Pacific theater. By the way, today's static-line troop rigs aren't that much different than what was used during World War 2. They're better in many ways, but the basic technology is the same. Information on wind tunnels Q .