Skydiver getting ready to jump from 40km height.

[DJSfurry]

Iron man flaps imo

 

[GagHalfrunt]

The first 39.9999999999 km is easy. It's that last inch that can cause the problems.

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The first 39.9999999999 km is easy. It's that last inch that can cause the problems.

Cubic inch if you're John Madden.

 

[Jeff7]

What else would suck is if he jumped right over a huge flock of migrating geese. Nothing like hitting a goose at a few hundred mph.

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
What else would suck is if he jumped right over a huge flock of migrating geese. Nothing like hitting a goose at a few hundred mph.

I'd assume his parachute would be well deployed by the time he reaches the altitude where geese fly...

Edit: Also he wouldn't be going a few hundred MPH at this point either, just to clarify.

 

[Scouzer]

A guy I know just called me, he's at North Battleford airport and they've begun filling the balloon. They are committed to launching today!

 

[dennilfloss]

Excellent.

 

[Scouzer]

God this guy has no luck! I guess it's a two balloon operation--one smaller balloon helps lift the bigger one up initially. Unfortunately, the smaller balloon managed to snap free and blow away on its own...

So the mission is scrapped for today, no news if they'll be trying again.

 

[dennilfloss]

Fuck!:frown:

 

[biggestmuff]

Argh. Hope they try again soon.

 

[Number1]

Our very own CANADIAN space program!

What a joke

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Joseph Kittinger holds the current record for a 100,000 foot sky dive. Watching the videos just give me the chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...iJrRl0&feature=related

discovery science ver
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...V-YKJ8&feature=related

 

[Snapster]

Unlucky!

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
Yep, not too far from me in the scheme of things. Here's the NOTAM for Winnipeg FIR

080349 CZWG WINNIPEG FIR
CZWG BALLOON FLT NUMBER 08-01.
HEAVY MANNED BALLOON LAUNCH SKED AT 0805261400
FM NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN (5246N 10814W).
BALLOON SIZE APRX 18 MILLION CUBIC FT.
DIAMETER 400 FT. HGT 500 FT.
ASCENT RATE APRX 900 FPM.
FLOAT ALT UP TO 136000 FT MSL.
FLT DURATION APRX 4 HR.
BALLOON WILL DRIFT WITHIN APRX 100 NM RADIUS OF THE
NORTH BATTLEFORD (CAMERON MCINTOSH) AD.
BALLOON MARKINGS AND EQPT: SILVER WHITE CANOPY, STOBE LGT AND
TRANSPONDER BLW FL600. A PRE LAUNCH NOTAM WILL BE ISSUED 1 HR
IN ADVANCE. FURTHER FLT DETAILS WILL BE PROMULGATED BY NOTAM.
TIL APRX 0805261900

The 18 million cubic feet is a math error I believe...

Sorry it's not a math fail.

Scouzer fail...

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Is the team going to record the actual jump? At 900FPM, it'll take a little over 2.5 hours to hit their target altitude.

It took Kittinger 3 hours to reach 30km. Good to know even balloons progress in 48 years...

Originally posted by: allies

Originally posted by: Jeff7
What else would suck is if he jumped right over a huge flock of migrating geese. Nothing like hitting a goose at a few hundred mph.

I'd assume his parachute would be well deployed by the time he reaches the altitude where geese fly...

Edit: Also he wouldn't be going a few hundred MPH at this point either, just to clarify.

Geese can fly at up to 30,000 ft you better believe he will still be going damb fast at that altitude.

At 19 kilometers up, if his pressure suit fail, his blood could begin to boil because of the air pressure

a) it would be the lack of air pressure
b) haven't we killed this myth off already?

 

[ultimatebob]

And once again, the Canadian's attempt to get into space with hot air balloons has been foiled.

 

[Scouzer]

I sincerely doubt Geese fly to 30,000 feet.

 

[UNCjigga]

LOL, they lost the balloon!

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Joseph Kittinger holds the current record for a 100,000 foot sky dive. Watching the videos just give me the chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...iJrRl0&feature=related

What a Ride! :thumbsup:

 

[GasX]

I read the NY Times article over the weekend, and Kittinger said he had a suit malfunction on the way down and his hand swelled to twice its normal size. It's a "hostile environment", he said...

 

[dds14u]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Joseph Kittinger holds the current record for a 100,000 foot sky dive. Watching the videos just give me the chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...iJrRl0&feature=related

That was pretty amazing...

 

[sdifox]

how the hell do you lose a baloon....

 

[joejld1]

Originally posted by: Triumph
Joseph Kittinger holds the current record for a 100,000 foot sky dive. Watching the videos just give me the chills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...iJrRl0&feature=related

I read his story and saw the pics and vids a while back. He's in the running for baddest mofo of all time.
I believe it was on his first jump that he felt like when he jumped out of the basket he wasn't moving and that he was actually drifting away from Earth. Can you imagine the feeling of being so helpless up there. He was actually "falling" back to Earth but he was so high up that it was hard to notice.

 

[ViviTheMage]

if he decides to DROP this far down...why not like...cycle around the world if you will. just get some sort of wings, and 'flutter' down, itll take a few days or so, but it'd be sweet.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
I sincerely doubt Geese fly to 30,000 feet.

O rly?

Strike two...

Bar-headed Geese regularly migrate at an altitude of 30,750 feet.

Even at 10,000 ft he will be motoring...

 

[TheVrolok]

That's pretty awesome. Hopefully he recovers his balloon and can give it a go.