#81
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Interesting that 65 years ago today, Chuck Yeager was the first man to break the sound barrier. Of course, Yeager did it in a jet
Pfft jets are for pu**ies.
BBC article with video of the jump:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-en...90#TWEET273232
#82
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Skip to 2:45 for the moment he stands up and gets ready to jump.VIDEO
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Press conference is starting.
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I watched this live from 37,000' on a WestJet flight from Winnipeg to Calgary, that really put the height he jumped into perspective.
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#87
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#91
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Mach 1.24. That's insane.
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Speed: Mach 1.24(833.9mph)
#93
Had an idea!
Protocol was to pull the cord at 5,000 feet. He pulled at 5,200.
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"I would like to give a special one-finger salute to all those that sad Felix would come apart when when he went supersonic." -Col. Joe Kittinger
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I can't wait until they release the footage from the cameras on the suit!
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Protocol was to pull the cord at 5,000 feet. He pulled at 5,200.
he was falling at about 80 m/s when he pulled his chute. He needed another 17 seconds to break the 4:36 record. In that time he would have fallen another 1360 meters, or nearly 4500 feet (assuming constant velocity).
Basically he was falling to fast to have a shot at breaking the 4:36 record
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I can't stop thinking about this jump.
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