EPTMan about to jump from space ! Redbull stratos - Page 71
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Proseat
Germany5113 Posts
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Tachyon
Denmark146 Posts
Well above speed of sound, nice! | ||
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Broodwurst
Germany1586 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8057 Posts
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wunsun
Canada622 Posts
Mach 1.24 O.O | ||
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imJealous
United States1382 Posts
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zatic
Zurich15325 Posts
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mememolly
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On October 15 2012 04:28 Broodwurst wrote: wtf, that looks like a guy who's going camping with a parachute and a helmet o0 they probably made Joe Killinger wear the helmet | ||
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0kz
Italy1118 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On October 15 2012 05:38 Proseat wrote: Confirmation from FAI: Preliminary data confirm that Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound. Mach 1.24. Sort of makes sense in a way considering he didn't break the record for time spent in the air. | ||
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Hryul
Austria2609 Posts
On October 15 2012 05:45 StarStruck wrote: Sort of makes sense in a way considering he didn't break the record for time spent in the air. Well I had the feeling he could have waited a bit longer to open the parachute  He didn't seem that close to the ground | ||
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Daray
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DrahtMaul
Germany74 Posts
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Daray
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wunsun
Canada622 Posts
On October 15 2012 05:56 Hryul wrote: Well I had the feeling he could have waited a bit longer to open the parachute He didn't seem that close to the groundHe opened at 5200 feet. | ||
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imJealous
United States1382 Posts
On October 15 2012 06:02 Daray wrote: Nooooo... it's over right? :< Yep, they said the satellite used for the online stream was just about to go out of line of sight. | ||
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TSBspartacus
England1046 Posts
No he didn't, I remember them saying he was at 6600ft during his parachute descent. | ||
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Daray
6006 Posts
On October 15 2012 06:04 TSBspartacus wrote: No he didn't, I remember them saying he was at 6600ft during his parachute descent. He just said he opened at 5200 and apparently the protocol was that he opens at around 5000. | ||
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th3_great
United Kingdom429 Posts
On October 15 2012 06:05 Daray wrote: He just said he opened at 5200 and apparently the protocol was that he opens at around 5000. yeah, confirmed at press conference, 5200ft | ||
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Broodwurst
Germany1586 Posts
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