Red Bull's Near-Space Jump Is Its Greatest Action Sports Exploit Yet - Page 2

galaxy xr8 · 15-10-2012, 11:06 AM

When the shoot opened it would have been neck breaking.

**DJM83** · 15-10-2012, 11:13 AM

Thats if it wasnt broken in the 'out of control' moment. That looked awkward.

Road_Warrior · 15-10-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

When the shoot opened it would have been neck breaking.

There would have been a drogue 'chute deployed to slow his decent first befor deploying the main one.

galaxy xr8 · 15-10-2012, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

There would have been a drogue 'chute deployed to slow his decent first befor deploying the main one.

Yeah I'd imagine that there would have been something like you say, as free falling at nearly 1200 klms/hr is certainly moving.

**Grunter** · 15-10-2012, 04:21 PM

The lower he got, the more dense the air would have become, so his terminal velocity when he popped his chute, would have dropped dramatically from his peak speed.

Would have loved to seen the view first hand when he was sitting about to jump off. Would have been incredible!

2011G6E · 15-10-2012, 04:30 PM

Awesome!! Also consider this: as he stood on his little platform before jumping, commercial airliners at their normal altitude were flying at a level nearly 29 kilometers BELOW where he was standing...

Road_Warrior · 15-10-2012, 04:53 PM

So, Felix, what's next? A "space dive"?

2011G6E · 15-10-2012, 06:12 PM

I'm not sure you could jump from much higher up without things getting a little toasty on the way down...

pottery beige · 15-10-2012, 06:14 PM

that was mad.. balls of steel..

Road_Warrior · 15-10-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 2011G6E

I'm not sure you could jump from much higher up without things getting a little toasty on the way down...

Well duh, so you push the boundaries with technology to make sure the journey down does not get toasty. The technology horizon is still too far off for this to occur at the moment.