fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: September 29, 2012 03:34PM
Felix Baumgartner plans to leap from just under 23 miles above the Earth's
surface on October 8th, in what will be the world's highest ever skydive. A
helium balloon will carry the Austrian to an altitude of 120,000 feet. His jump
will break both a 52 year sky-diving record and the sound barrier.
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: September 29, 2012 07:36PM
WOW! I hope he makes it. Sound barrier sounds like a physical challenge for
sure. Hope he's got a LOT of shock absorbing material in the suit.
woberto Report This Comment Date: September 29, 2012 11:08PM
BlahX3 Report This Comment Date: September 30, 2012 03:03AM
The numbers are wrong in the article:
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www.aerospaceweb.org]
He only got to Mach 0.8066 not "almost" Mach 0.9 if you run it thru a
calculator.
Also the actual sound barrier is going to be somewhat different at different
temperatures and humidity and not exactly 768 MPH and that number is only
approximate for dry air at sea level at 68 F. Either way, I wouldn't want to be
breaking the sound barrier with my body, even in a space suit.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 30/09/2012 03:08AM by BlahX3.
Brother Ben Report This Comment Date: September 30, 2012 12:16PM
Skydive from hell or do you mean Skydive from heaven?
pulse Report This Comment Date: October 01, 2012 08:39AM
If you break the sound barrier and shout backwards does that mean you can't
hear yourself scream?