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[VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
Amazing!
What size was that net? I would have liked it to be a mile square
So I assume his outfit had some amount of wing control, so he could direct himself to the net? (It did not say in the video).
RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
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RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
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bandicoot says...
"So I assume his outfit had some amount of wing control, so he could direct himself to the net? (It did not say in the video)."
Normal sky diving gear afaik. Friend of mine said he would be around 120mph when he hit the net.
I think the scary bit is when you reach the point of no return (when your colleagues all pull their shutes) and sometime after that you have to time it so you are hitting it on your back, at which point you can't see where you are going.
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RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
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"Hi, I'd like to inquire about life insurance please"
Maybe try Acme.
Just mention Wile E Coyote.
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RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
So just by sheer pointing of his body, got him on target?
You will notice he just made it by hitting near the corner of the net. Suppose that's a lot better than missing it, he he.
RE: [VIDEO] 25,000ft jump without a parachute
How it worked (extract from a website)....
"After leaping from the plane, Aikins will track through the air in a belly-to-ground position and quickly reach a terminal velocity of 120 miles an hour (193 kilometers an hour). Using his GPS, he’ll attempt to square up to the center of a specialized 100-by-100-foot (30.5-by-30.5-meter) net, which Aikins says will stop his fall as softly as if you were to stand on a trampoline and merely drop onto your back.
The net, dubbed the “Fly Trap,” is indeed designed to provide Aikins with that life-saving soft catch—assuming he actually strikes the 28-by-28-foot (8.5-by-8.5-meter) “sweet spot” in the center of the net. The net will be suspended between the tops of four 200-foot (61-meter) cranes. The netting itself is constructed from Spectra, a high-density polyethylene cord that is twice as strong as steel, but also completely inelastic. Once Aikins’ plummeting mass strikes the net, four compressed air cylinders, which are connected to the netting via ropes and pulleys, will slow Aikins down down in the same way that you might catch an egg in your hand—by decelerating it gently over a distance."
So now we know
This item was edited on Thursday, 4th August 2016, 13:21