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Is 800 mph a good time for a bridle tangle?!

beachrights - 14-10-2012 at 04:46 PM

Sure you heard about Redbulls jump today- 24 miles above Earth at 800 mph. They always have the most extreme stunts.

Seriously, how does a chute not rip on deployment?



http://www.youtube.com/embed/q4Z7M4bPfHk

ChrisH - 14-10-2012 at 04:59 PM

Wow, that's nuts! Tumbling at 729 mph had to have been a real rush lol.

big_d - 14-10-2012 at 05:06 PM

he broke sound barrier, 833 mph which is Mach 1.24, Red Bull will be sending someone to the Moon next :P

elfasa - 15-10-2012 at 03:12 AM

That guy is a legend :)

I didn't like the look of that spin he got into though, that wouldnt be comfortable !

erratic winds - 15-10-2012 at 06:47 AM

Watched it live, was on the edge of my seat, was so fantastic

cheezycheese - 15-10-2012 at 07:11 PM



Sam, did you leave the cat door open again..... :spin:

beachrights - 15-10-2012 at 07:17 PM

Now thats just wrong!:lol:

DemBones - 15-10-2012 at 07:30 PM

I just read about Project Excelsior a few weeks ago.

Interesting that Joseph Kittinger was mentoring him and was his capsule communicator during the jump. Kittingers jumps in 1959 and 1960 for Project Excelsior would have required massive cajones. Particularly as the technique was untested and the first attempt resulted in him going into a spin and losing consciousness.

Baumgartner broke several records, but pulled the chute too early and failed to break Kittingers freefall record.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull_Stratos
Quote:

On 12 October 2010, Red Bull announced it was placing the project on hold after Daniel Hogan filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, USA in April, claiming he originated the idea of the parachute dive from the edge of space in 2004 and that Red Bull stole the idea from him.


Ha! It was done in 1960 already!

erratic winds - 15-10-2012 at 07:36 PM

It's true that baumgartner appears to have pulled the chute too early for the record due to some technical issues with fogging in his helmet, there was a significant chance he couldn't break the record, because he was falling so much faster than Kittinger through essentially the same amount of air..He only missed by a few seconds.

All in all it was really a grand event to watch and be a part of.