The Man Who Will Fall to Earth; Parachuting From Space, page 1

privacy

Pages:
ATS Members have flagged this thread 5 times

Topic started on 7-2-2012 @ 08:06 AM by UFO1414

www.smh.com.au...

It is the ultimate parachute jump. From the edge of space, Felix Baumgartner will leap from a balloon and plummet 36,500 metres. After 35 seconds he will break the sound barrier, and finally, at 1520 metres, he will deploy a parachute and – hopefully – land safely.

Woah, I hope they broadcast this live!

Jumping from a weather balloon 120,000 feet up = loco. I have trouble looking down from my 3rd story balcony.

YouTube Link

www.usnews.com...

edit on 7-2-2012 by UFO1414 because: (no reason given)

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 08:21 AM by diddy1234

Couldn't he just jump from the space station ?

now that would be really interesting and set the ultimate record for speed (17,500mph).

edit on 7/2/2012 by diddy1234 because: (no reason given)

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 08:24 AM by Ozvaldo

I thought this had been done already?

www.youtube.com...

Edit: My bad, i just read the article, he's breaking the existing record - I FAIL

edit on 7-2-2012 by Ozvaldo because: (no reason given)

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 08:31 AM by nineix

reply to post by UFO1414

Suborbital skydiving! ! x100

w00t!

I wanna do it too! That's some serious free fall time.
Fun thing is, last guy I think did this wasn't even a skydiver and essentially learned how to fall properly on his way down. Falling properly in a stable position is pretty key for a smooth ride. Once you know how to stabilize, you can have lots of fun in a whole 3 dimensional playground, going back to a stable position between acrobatics.

yay!

Holy cow! i just realized, guy will be going so fast, he'll prolly have to pull at 10,000 ft to get good deployment and have margin for reserve if there's a malfunction. Wow!
I usually pull at 3000 ft when jumping from 12-15k, and get full deployment around 1500 ft with lots of room for set up and landing.
I bet he's going to toss a drogue to slow and pop main.

edit on 7-2-2012 by nineix because: (no reason given)

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 08:33 AM by daryllyn

There is absolutely no way I could ever even imagine trying this...

I hope he lands safely....

S&F

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 09:03 AM by Vandettas

Originally posted by diddy1234
Couldn't he just jump from the space station ?

now that would be really interesting and set the ultimate record for speed (17,500mph).
edit on 7/2/2012 by diddy1234 because: (no reason given)

He'd die from lack of oxygen. Also, at the speed he'd be going at, even if he slowed down a little, when he opened his parachute the jerk (sudden decrease in speed) would rattle his brain around in his head and kill him. Maybe even crack and break a great deal of bones. He'll be unconscious before he realized hes going to hit the ground.

reply posted on 7-2-2012 @ 09:17 AM by SrWingCommander

reply to post by Ozvaldo

I wouldn't say fail...your right...this has been done before, what 50 years ago, and they are just now trying to break the record. Which is kind of a publicity stunt.......I can't think of any practical reasons to jump from that high...your still far below where space craft travel....if you jumped from a craft you would burn up without some sort of heat shielding.

Cool stunt though!!!

Pages: ^^TOP^^