RHill Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 http://jalopnik.com/5951357/watch-red-bulls-record-breaking-stratos-space-jump-live-right-nowat 122k, starting the jump checklist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 What's the link?This is what I'm using http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36096/felix+baumgartner+is+headed+up+for+his+23-mile-high+skydive/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj 88 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thanks, it on TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Yeah, now live on CNN. Good picture on the TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler524 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 He may be at 130k feet by the time he jumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ01 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Its on the discovery channel also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler524 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I wish every space mission was this well covered and broadcasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 ^agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadTrainDriver Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 730 MPH.Holy.Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 touchdown guys got some balls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 didn't hit the sound barrier according to the last number i seen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Speed of sound is 714mph at 40km altitude, roughly where he started,and changes to 660mph at 20km altitude.speed of sound below 10km altitude climbs back to 760mph down at ground level.Parachute didn't open till under 10,000ft (3.0km), and closer to 6,000ft (1.8km).Not real sure, but it looked like his spin happened when he broke the speed of sound.Either that, or the spin happened right when he didn't break the speed of sound.edit: He needed a spike on the top of his helmet!http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Comparison_US_standard_atmosphere_1962.svg/500px-Comparison_US_standard_atmosphere_1962.svg.png Edited October 14, 2012 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Was confirmed he broke the sound barrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolsdime92 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Latest 20.13 (13.13) The jump broke another record too! More than 7.1 million people tuned into YouTube for updates.20.00 (13.00) He achieved the fastest ever freefall speed at 706mph during the four minutes and 19 seconds of free, according to spokesman Sarah Anderson, but she confirmed that he did not set a new record for the longest freefall.19.53 (12.53) Felix Baumgartner did break the sound barrier, a spokesman has just confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 touchdown guys got some balls!I'm pretty sure he has all of them!!-VanDy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanDy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Didn't read the whole thread, but did any body mention what happened today in 1947?-VanDy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 833.9MPH Mach 1.24...4:20 freefall.Thats. Insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mj 88 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 833.9MPH Mach 1.24...4:20 freefall.Thats. Insane.No, that's AWESOME!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Didn't read the whole thread, but did any body mention what happened today in 1947?-VanDyYes. The did talk about Gen. Yaeger during the broadcast. Amazing feat in both cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Question #1 - How did he fit his giant nuts into that jumpsuit?Question #2 - Why didn't they have their own parachute? Question #3 - Are balls that big able to be claimed as dependents on his taxes?Question #4 - How do you think he rides a bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 First-person footage from Felix Baumgartner’s space jump will make your head spinThis is his chest cam, looking up toward his helmet. Video at link above or download/view here: http://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2FTrZtT&session_token=DH0dfEJQ4KAwKrNkggG1N962RIp8MTM1MDQzNDAwNUAxMzUwMzQ3NjA1Good grief... he spun, he reversed the spin, somewhere he flipped over on his back and was spinning! He's not sure exactly when he broke the sound barrier, he was more than a little busy and didn't notice.The exit was perfect but then I started spinning slowly. I thought I'd just spin a few times and that would be that, but then I started to speed up. It was really brutal at times. I thought for a few seconds that I'd lose consciousness. I didn't feel a sonic boom because I was so busy just trying to stabilize myself. We'll have to wait and see if we really broke the sound barrier. It was really a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.edit: Yes, it's a wide angle lenses GoPro, and looks higher than he really was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadTrainDriver Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWcqBmuDGA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yeah, watch him pull both arms in while spinning on his back. That tipped him down, then one arm out to rock to the side, then reverse to the other arm to flip back the other way and off his back. Balls....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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