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Past To Present: Jetman Flies With Iconic Aircraft

Melanie Curtis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:50:44 +0000

Wow, what better way to celebrate aviation than by pushing our boundaries within it. Yves “Jetman” Rossy flies his wing in close formation with pilot Nigel Lamb in an iconic aircraft — the Spitfire MH434. Various angles really tell the story from take-off to landing for both pilots. Amazing footage to watch for any skydiver, or any lover of aviation in general.

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Red Bull Stratos: Raw Chest Cam Footage Of Supersonic Skydive

Andrew — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:40:25 +0000

Here’s video from the Red Bull Stratos skydive that we’ve all been waiting for — raw headcam footage from Felix Baumgartner’s record breaking skydive from 128,000ft, where he breaks the sound barrier and recovers from a faaaaast flat spin at supersonic speed. Mach 1.24 in a spacesuit… just another day at the office for Felix.

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Official Video: Felix Baumgartner’s World Record Skydive From 128,000ft

Andrew — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:50:51 +0000

Mission accomplished! After flying to an altitude of more than 128,000 feet (39,000 meters) in a helium-filled balloon, Red Bull Stratos pilot Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking skydive on October 14, 2012 from the edge of space (I know, I know… it’s not actually the edge of space, but their marketing team deserves to have some fun too). During his 4:20 freefall, Felix reached a maximum speed of 833mph (1,342.8 km/h), which set a new world record as the first human in history to break the sound barrier with his body! Mach 1.24… in a spacesuit! The 43-year-old Austrian also broke two other world records (highest freefall, highest manned balloon flight), leaving the record for the longest freefall to project mentor Col. Joe Kittinger.

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Red Bull Stratos: Historic Skydive From 128,000… Inches?!

Andrew — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:39:27 +0000

Red Bull Stratos made history on October 14, 2012 when professional BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner set a new world record as the first human to skydive from 128,000 feet. Or was that inches? Whatever. I can’t confirm this is official footage, but I can confirm this is a 1:350 scale recreation of the historic jump. Well played, model makers. Well played.

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