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Jump from 120,000 feet

Post in 'The Inglenook' started by BrowningBAR, Oct 9, 2012.

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  1. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    BrowningBAR, Oct 9, 2012
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  2. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    And, it's been postponed.
    BrowningBAR, Oct 9, 2012
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  3. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,405 posts
    mid-ohio
    he must of looked down.........
    never look down
    ironpony, Oct 9, 2012
    #3
    firefighterjake and Adios Pantalones like this.

  4. jharkin Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 21, 2009
    2,106 posts
    Holliston, MA USA
    WOW. Thanks for the heads up... definitely going to follow this.
    jharkin, Oct 9, 2012
    #4

  5. Jack Straw Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 22, 2008
    2,040 posts
    Schoharie County, N Y
    If it ever does happen JDC1 may find another pile of sheeit on his wood pile ;lol.
    Jack Straw, Oct 9, 2012
    #5

  6. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,676 posts
    NH
    Pop Sci had a write up about this thing a few months ago....thats some crazy bidness. Him gonna break the speed of sound....falling. I bet for at least a few minutes he can sense no change in his relationship to the earth....like weightlessness only faster.
    Delta-T, Oct 9, 2012
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  7. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,524 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    I think I heard they were shooting for another go at this
    on Thursday.
    firefighterjake, Oct 10, 2012
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  8. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    Looking forward to it. They seem to need a perfectly calm day to keep the balloon stable.
    BrowningBAR, Oct 10, 2012
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  9. ironpony Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 22, 2010
    1,405 posts
    mid-ohio
    chickened out again, maybe this weekend
    ironpony, Oct 11, 2012
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  10. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    7,152 posts
    central PA
    Did I read that right? The said the balloon, when inflated, is 850 feet tall??? And they said he'd be hitting 700-some mph at the first stages of the fall???

    Makes me want to go out and kiss the ground right now!!
    Scotty Overkill, Oct 11, 2012
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  11. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,499 posts
    Northern Illinois
    I think the term "Batshitcrazy" can appropriately be used here.
    Jags, Oct 11, 2012
    #11
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  12. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    Yes, he will break the sound barrier while free falling. Which is amazing. I can't even imagine how that would feel.
    BrowningBAR, Oct 11, 2012
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  13. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,676 posts
    NH
    we can try asking that guy who ejected from the SR-71 back in the day how it feels....I think he'd be the only other guy to be floating around without a vehicle at that speed...IIRC he was going +3 Mach when he ejected.....thats kinda fast. I'm afraid for this Baumgartner fellow...there's a lot that can go wrong for him....not only is it "batshitcrazy"....its kinda nuts too.
    Delta-T, Oct 11, 2012
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  14. PapaDave Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 23, 2008
    4,895 posts
    Northern MI - in the mitten
    I wonder if he'll create that "halo" behind himself like the jets that break the sound barrier?
    [IMG]
    PapaDave, Oct 11, 2012
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  15. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,499 posts
    Northern Illinois
    That only happens when you are at the edge of supersonic. Once past the rings goes away.
    Jags, Oct 11, 2012
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  16. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,263 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    That's vapor...essentially a cloud. It's formed by the pressure wave created by the aircraft as it's reaching/exceeding Mach 1. The aircraft soon leaves that pressure wave behind...and the vapor cloud quickly disperses. The aural manifestation of that phenomenon is the sonic boom we hear. Just as Jags said, that vapor cloud is visible only briefly. Rick

    ETA: From where this guy's jumping, the air density is so low, and there is so little water vapor present, I highly doubt he'll make his own little cloud as he exceeds Mach 1.
    fossil, Oct 11, 2012
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  17. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,499 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Rick - were you on board the Ranger when we did the airshow for the King of Oman? Quite impressive.
    Jags, Oct 11, 2012
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  18. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,263 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    Bunch of airshows on both carriers for various reasons/dignitaries...not something I could ever get bored with. :cool:
    fossil, Oct 11, 2012
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  19. hilly Feeling the Heat

    joined: May 28, 2006
    282 posts
    Vancouver Island, Canada
    Here's a vid of it being done fifty years ago!
    hilly, Oct 12, 2012
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  20. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,499 posts
    Northern Illinois
    In that air show, it was my bird that created the two sonic booms (speed of sound x 2).:cool:
    Jags, Oct 12, 2012
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  21. hossthehermit Minister of Fire

    joined: May 17, 2008
    1,947 posts
    Maine, ayuh, by gorry
    Baloon being inflated now, they say should be ready to go in a couple more hours...........
    hossthehermit, Oct 14, 2012
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  22. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    22,174 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Live feed here.

    BrotherBart, Oct 14, 2012
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  23. hossthehermit Minister of Fire

    joined: May 17, 2008
    1,947 posts
    Maine, ayuh, by gorry
    Sooner than I thought .............. wow, cold out there
    hossthehermit, Oct 14, 2012
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  24. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    Forgot about it today. Checked back just in time.
    BrowningBAR, Oct 14, 2012
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  25. letsblaze Feeling the Heat

    joined: Dec 21, 2011
    282 posts
    40 minutes north of Grand Rapids
    Live on discovery.
    letsblaze, Oct 14, 2012
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