• Guy Jumps from 102,800 Feet
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Y0_iJrRl0[/media] Fuck I want to do that.
This video is not available in your country. Why?
[QUOTE=DrLuke;25702819]This video is not available in your country. Why?[/QUOTE] I assume Germany, judging from your avatar. Couldn't tell you.
Words can't do justice to how awesome that is.
they look like bugs
Didn't think about high that was until you saw the fucking atmosphere.
Mmmmmm... Front 242 That looks amazing! The closest, cheapest thing I can do is iFly.
[img]http://i56.tinypic.com/kafuir.png[/img] That altitude :byodood:
Trippy music
Holy shit that's high Like, 3 times commercial airliner cruising altitude high
[QUOTE=Shellman Deluxe;25703692]Trippy music[/QUOTE] It's Front 242.
That's rather incredibly high
at that height, you could easily land in a bordering city/county if you weren't careful. especially if you had a wingsuit with a glide ratio of 4:1, you could fly roughly 77 miles before touching down [editline]28th October 2010[/editline] although thats assuming it has the same glide ratio at that height
holy fuck
Holy fuck YES Front 242! :love:
[QUOTE=Penguiin;25704925]at that height, you could easily land in a bordering city/county if you weren't careful. especially if you had a wingsuit with a glide ratio of 4:1, you could fly roughly 77 miles before touching down [editline]28th October 2010[/editline] although thats assuming it has the same glide ratio at that height[/QUOTE] That would be one awesome explanation you have when you land in a populated suburban city three towns away from your original location.
Ah this guy is old news, He's going to get beaten by this badass. [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/faster-than-the-speed-of-sound-the-man-who-falls-to-earth-1877875.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Juggz;25710043]Ah this guy is old news, He's going to get beaten by this badass. [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/faster-than-the-speed-of-sound-the-man-who-falls-to-earth-1877875.html[/url][/QUOTE] Wouldn't he start to experience g-force and pass out or does his suit prevent that?
Oh this guy. He's such a badass. [quote=Wikipedia]Kittinger's first high-altitude jump, from about 76,400 feet (23,300 m) on November 16, 1959, was a near-disaster when an equipment malfunction caused him to lose consciousness.[2] The automatic parachute opener in his equipment saved his life. He went into a flat spin at a rotational velocity of about 120 rpm. The g-forces at his extremities have been calculated to be over 22 times the force of gravity, setting another record. On December 11, 1959, he jumped again from about 74,700 feet (22,800 m). For that leap, Kittinger was awarded the "Leo Stevens Parachute Medal". On August 16, 1960, he made the final jump from the Excelsior III at 102,800 feet (31,300 m).[2] Towing a small drogue parachute for initial stabilization, he fell for four minutes and 36 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 614 miles per hour (988 km/h)[3][4] before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Pressurization for his right glove malfunctioned during the ascent, and his right hand swelled up to twice its normal size.[5][6] He set historical numbers for highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (four minutes), and fastest speed by a human being through the atmosphere.[7] These are still current USAF records, but were not submitted for aerospace world records to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). These jumps were made in a "rocking-chair" position, descending on his back, rather than in the usual face-down position familiar to skydivers. This was because he was wearing a 60 lb (27 kg) "kit" on his behind, and his pressure suit naturally formed the sitting shape when it was inflated, a shape appropriate for sitting in an airplane cockpit. For this series of jumps, Kittinger was decorated with a second Distinguished Flying Cross, and he was awarded the Harmon Trophy by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[/quote] [quote]Kittinger later served three combat tours of duty during the Vietnam War, flying a total of 483 missions.[/quote] Yeah it's official, badass motherfucker. He was even shot down and was POW and shit. He's 82 now. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger[/url] [editline]28th October 2010[/editline] [img_thumb]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Kittinger-jump.jpg[/img_thumb]
[QUOTE=SoaringScout;25710294]Wouldn't he start to experience g-force and pass out or does his suit prevent that?[/QUOTE] They have specially designed suit, which should help him. [url]http://www.redbullstratos.com/[/url] Check out some of the videos and articles.
Holy fuck this guy is amazing.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBZeWjGjl8[/media] Holy shit, I was actually listening to that song on my iPod at the time.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt7gIkAMCHk[/media]
[QUOTE=tomoom165;25710818][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBZeWjGjl8[/media] Holy shit, I was actually listening to that song on my iPod at the time.[/QUOTE] Pretty nifty music, thanks for sharing.
Can you even imagine jumping from that high, only to turn around and see space, unimpeded by the atmosphere?
he also did this with a hole in his glove. his hand swole up and plugged the hole. and he remains the only person to go faster than the speed of sound (at sea level) without an external propulsion system.
[QUOTE=cherry gmod;25711255] and he remains the only person to go faster than the speed of sound (at sea level) without an external propulsion system.[/QUOTE] Any videos of this?
Shit what a badass
I thought this next trip that he plans, will make him the first to go faster than sound (without crap). I don't believe he's there yet.
first cameras, now humans edit: oh it's been done before the sending camera to atmosphere fad?
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