Sound barrier by body...

[Legba]

http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2010/100707stratos.html?WT.adv=adv1

 

[Krav69]

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This is gonna be awesome!!!

Popcorn time!!!

 

[GardDog]

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Hope he makes it. Not something on my list of things to do.

 

[TLong]

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Should be a fun ride if everything works out....over 5 minutes of freefall! I thought the terminal velocity of a human was only around 600mph?

 

[ArcticLight]

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What's the sound barrier at 120k - 300 mph, 400mph?

He'll be fine, it's been done before, save for the sound barrier part LOL

I saw a pic once of a guy doing it - holy smokes no thanks...

 

[Greg Langelius *]

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Wiki details.

 

[TOPO-sniper]

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Joe Kittinger, a no BS bad ass. Met him ~15 years ago, a friend of an ex-brother in law. The man has some seriously good stories to tell over a couple beers. A testament to his character by helping this guy out to break the record.

 

[Shoot1000]

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Man! Talk about getting high. If this works out it we'll defintely be a great show.

 

[Switchblade]

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If he reaches terminal velocity in the stratosphere he will slow upon reaching the atmosphere's resistance. This is only true if I looked at Greg's math right on the wiki site. I would love to do that on two wheels on the salt. Anyone want to sponser me?