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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Geronimo!

Felix Baumgartner plans to jump from 120,000 feet up and to become the first skydiver to go transonic.
Posted by on or about 12:08

6 Brickbats Thrown:

  1. In Martin Caidin's book, Test Pilots: Riding the Dragon, he covers a story of a pilot who had his jet (F-104?) nose over at full throttle. He ejected after it passed the vertical, at 770 mph. He didn't have a comfortable ride, but he lived, thanks to landing in water, within easy reach of a boat that had a trauma doctor on board.

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  2. Hmmm! I guess it's only a matter of time until the first skydiver incinerates on re-entry.

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  3. Sooner or later, we'll get to skydiving from orbit, as in the later Star Trek series.

    Then there was Project Moose 45 years ago.

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  4. Okay, that MOOSE system kind of reminds me of a popcorn kernel.

    Not in a good way.

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  5. A few years ago, my dad and I did a biplane ride at Sun N Fun. It was a hell of a good time with all that noise and wind.

    Back on the ground, though, we got a fresh surprise. It turned out our red-faced, mustachioed pilot was none other than Joe Kittinger. His jump from 102,000 feet in 1960 took him to 90% of the sound barrier and is the record that Mr. Baumgartner is attempting to break.

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  6. Won't be the first skydiver to end up as a grease spot either.

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