audiomixer
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Actually, he commented that he couldn't tell how fast he was going...because there was no reference to base it on.
The free spin didn't look all that fun....as there's obviously minimal air to leverage yourself against for stability. But it's one hell of a jump tho....and to have the experience of literally jumping back onto the earth and seeing it from that height? Nice...
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the very thin air is the reason why he couldn't tell how fast he was. if he would have been at +mach 1.2 in the lower part the drag would have torn him apart easily. the velocity vs time curve must have been a jumpstart to mach 1.2 and then slowly reducing speed due to the friction getting greater. I don't know for sure but his speed when releasing the parachute was probably close to regular speed, at least compared to the mach 1.2!
- michael
The free spin didn't look all that fun....as there's obviously minimal air to leverage yourself against for stability. But it's one hell of a jump tho....and to have the experience of literally jumping back onto the earth and seeing it from that height? Nice...
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the very thin air is the reason why he couldn't tell how fast he was. if he would have been at +mach 1.2 in the lower part the drag would have torn him apart easily. the velocity vs time curve must have been a jumpstart to mach 1.2 and then slowly reducing speed due to the friction getting greater. I don't know for sure but his speed when releasing the parachute was probably close to regular speed, at least compared to the mach 1.2!
- michael