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Red Bull Stratos

  • 07-10-2012 02:18PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭


    The much anticipated world record attempt for the highest ever parachute jump is set for this Tuesday. 9th October.

    http://www.redbullstratos.com/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    Less than 35 minutes to go...

    http://www.youtube.com/redbull

    Among the record attempts are: highest parachute jump @ 120,000ft and to break the sound barrier in freefall.

    Capsule ..

    A4wWy4dCYAAFKfQ.jpg:large


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Fully Established


    Looks like the balloon will be launching at 1800 GMT , after a weather delay.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 18,176 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Fully Established


    According to the redbull site the pilot is only being suited up now their still going with 1800 for the launch . http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    45,000 people watching now... nice weather they have

    Launch now set to 18:15 - 11:15 local


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 765 ✭✭✭Lustrum


    I just read about this in the paper today, I love how he did PRACTICE jumps from 15 and 18 miles :eek:

    You have to admire his testicular fortitude


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    Aborted now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 124 ✭✭Fully Established


    The trip for today has been cancelled because of gusty winds.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    Mission aborted due to high winds.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭stopthepanic


    looks like it tomorrow, here's the count down

    http://www.redbullstratos.com/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    Less than an hour and a half to go.

    Also, 65 years ago this very day, Charles "Chuck" Yeager was officially the first man to break the sound barrier.


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Watching it now.......good luck to that man


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭nocoverart


    This is very exciting stuff! a good watch for a sleepy Sunday evening


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭hawkwind23


    cant get the live feed :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 765 ✭✭✭Lustrum


    Just home from work in time to see this.

    Fingers crossed it all goes well and he gets back on the ground safely


  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,424 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,169 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Watching all evening, i'm speechless


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭hawkwind23


    on bbc news now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭jdee99


    Been watching this since he lifted off - fingers crossed


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭jdee99




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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,424 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    jdee99 wrote: »

    He actaully jumped :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 500 ✭✭✭jdee99


    Brillant!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 765 ✭✭✭Lustrum


    That's incredible!

    Even I was cheering as he touched down


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭hawkwind23


    thought he was tatty bread when spinning out of control at over 700mph!!!
    how did he stop spinning?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,279 ✭✭✭Su Campu


    Here's the sounding for Santa Teresa, New Mexico, which is the closest ascent to Roswell. The temperature outside the capsule was around -7 °C when he jumped at 128,000 ft (38 km), 3 hPa. He would have then fallen through increasingly colder air on the way down, reaching a minimum of -72 °C at 17.3 km. This is probably when his visor fogged up. Temperatures started to rise again, and he hit the 0 °C mark at around 4.2 km amsl (around 700 m above the 3,500 m terrain height there).


  • Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,272 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    hawkwind23 wrote: »
    thought he was tatty bread when spinning out of control at over 700mph!!!
    how did he stop spinning?

    Once he encountered the stratosphere he was slowed by the thicker air, this then allowed him to use drag to control his fall. He didn't try to stop the spin for the initial 30-60 secs, that would only slow him.


    Am I right in saying it looked like 729 mph was the fastest point?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,189 ✭✭✭hawkwind23


    crazy!
    knowing your gonna start spinning at 700MPH and just accepting it , thats insane!
    would there be g-forces in the spins? surely likely to lose consciousness.
    no wonder everyone looked worried !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


    Actually he was wearing a pressurised suit so he wouldn't feel huge stress on G-force.

    Great watch, was watching it from lift-off and it was truly astonishing to watch


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,370 ✭✭✭b757


    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121014-felix-baumgartner-skydive-sound-barrier-kittinger-roswell-science-2/

    MACH 1.24 reached.

    "Baumgartner reached unprecedented speeds of 833.9 miles (1,342 kilometers) an hour while free-falling in a pressurized suit."

    Amazing what he done, started watched it about a half hour before the jump.
    Was cool to see him go through the ascent, checklists and finally the jump, some view he had.

    Wonder what his next crazy idea is?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭pclancy


    Yep confirmed that he has actually broken the sound barrier. Nice effort! The visor fogging up must have been terrifying, did they plan for that?

    Accidental IFR? :) Imagine what that felt like at such a speed :)


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