GoldenEye 007 Physics of the airplane jump

Pierce Brosnan just doing his thing.

Physics courses across the world use this clip reference as an example to why Hollywood Physics and Real Life physics do not work hand in hand.

In reality, it takes more than what's being shown here in order to have that happen.

Do you have your take of math on it? Do share!

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Education

[4High2Times0]

yea ok... but hes 007

[dueschlander]

You forget, the body of the airplane creates a pocket of negative air mass behind it, allowing Bond to "draft" and thereby increase his speed in approach. Also, as the plane is falling faster than the proportional propeller rotational velocity for that falling speed, the propeller will act as a drag coefficient to the plane, thereby slowing it down further. Just a thought.

[doofco]

@dueschlander I agree. It's possible, but the probability that he'll make it is about .000025%.

[PygmalionFaciebat]

@dueschlander correct...the wind-pocket-thing is a important fact to decide if this case is possible or not.And the other thing is: wind-resistance is given by the shape of the fallen body.the drop-shape has the smallest resistance(so its falling the fastest possible speed at freefalling in air).The body of james is more drop-shape,than the airplane,even if the airplane have a started motor.The airplane also have opened doors which caches wind like a parachute.So yes, ITS POSSIBLE!

[Charliecomet82]

Of course James Bond could do this--he out-ran the bad guys in a Citroen 2CV (see For Your Eyes Only!)

[dacik5]

ja piedole

[hax0r16]

God is not enough

[TheMakaveli91]

like a battelfield 3 ...

[realcooler]

the plane used to create the film was a pilatus porter turbo with an average take-off weight of 2500 kg ;)

[kriahambul]

whtas the model of that motorcyccle?

[leounardu]

chuck noris?>

[sethreubenchristians]

correction a normal person could not, but james bond, chuck norris, jet li, chackie chan, van dam, santa, and jesus could.