Odd that the article never mentions that on August 16, 1960 Joe Kittenger hit 720 mph while descending, thereby breaking the sound barrier.
To hit the speed of sound there is a thrust to weight ration that has to be considered.
I don’t think that mix is here in this situation.
Wow, what a crazy SOB. Most of these experts really don’t know what is going to happen when Fearless Felix hits the speed of sound. One of them compared this to the beginning of NASA, it is too bad that so many people sensationalize the news about one person sacrificing for a dream they knew was a dangerous.
Look at all the soldiers that have died in order to advance freedom and hence our quality of life.
This article says that NASA doesn’t want to do this experiment because it is hard for them to justify a mishaps. Well, the Department of Defense does it just fine.
It is a damn shame that this so called good ‘ol days of NASA and even some military testing is over. The sacrifices of a few great men advanced the lives of millions.
That’s a good idea. :-)
Well I hope he has a drogue chute to deploy just in case his theory (that he’ll be able to avoid a spin) does not work out.
He has jumped off two of the tallest buildings in the world, as well as the statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro (a 95-foot leap for which he claimed a low-altitude record for parachuting). He has sky-dived across the English Channel. He once plunged into the black void of a 623-foot-deep cave, which he formerly considered the most difficult jump of his career.Apropos of nothing, anyone want to hear the story of Sam Patch?