This guy has some big brass cajones... I can't imagine even thinking about trying this.
http://www.getthegouge.com/insider/blasts/stories.asp?ID=412
http://www.getthegouge.com/insider/blasts/stories.asp?ID=412
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Breaking the Sound Barrier w/o an Airplane!
- Thread starter Mumbles
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This is amazingly cool stuff. Not taking anything away from test pilots today, but back in the day the stuff they did was such a step into the unknown. The guys that rode rocket sleds to see how g forces (especially eyeballs out) affected the body, or the first ones to test ejections seats, they all clanked when thet walked in my book. Thanks for the vid!
fastnumber15
TailSpin--classic low level
Thats nuts. Wonder if he could feel any of the decrease of speed to to pressure increase. Had to have been one wild ride.
Where the hell do I sign up?
Once again, I get the distinct feeling I was born about 50 years too late. . .
JSF_Dreamer
Busted Head
Wow... someone had his Wheaties for breakfast
What a pioneer.... Major props.
I was addicted to skydiving during my college days.. It's an incredible rush and was definitely a life changing experience... But what this man did takes that to a whole new level. I couldn't imagine how neat it would be to be that high in a balloon. Absolutely incredible....
I am however a little shocked that the 'record' hasn't been broken. Parachuting technology has progressed since the sixties just as much (if not more in my humble opinion) than airplanes have. And this seems like a world record that would be somewhat 'cheap,' (in comparison to a lot of world record attempts), to conquer. There are a lot of rich, motivated skydivers out there, and they ALWAYS want to go higher... Just a little surprised that 50 years has gone by with no more attempts
My personal best is a measley 25k feet.
I was addicted to skydiving during my college days.. It's an incredible rush and was definitely a life changing experience... But what this man did takes that to a whole new level. I couldn't imagine how neat it would be to be that high in a balloon. Absolutely incredible....
I am however a little shocked that the 'record' hasn't been broken. Parachuting technology has progressed since the sixties just as much (if not more in my humble opinion) than airplanes have. And this seems like a world record that would be somewhat 'cheap,' (in comparison to a lot of world record attempts), to conquer. There are a lot of rich, motivated skydivers out there, and they ALWAYS want to go higher... Just a little surprised that 50 years has gone by with no more attempts
My personal best is a measley 25k feet.