iLoveSkydiving.org » National Geographic http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Longest BASE Jump World Record by Dean Potterhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/longest-base-jump-world-record-by-dean-potter/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/longest-base-jump-world-record-by-dean-potter/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:02:00 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=802 In August 2009, Dean Potter scrambled up the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland to set a new world record for the longest BASE jump. In his wingsuit, Dean’s flight lasted nearly 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers). Next up, Dean will have to outdo the 2006 world record [...]

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]]> In August 2009, Dean Potter scrambled up the north face of the Eiger in Switzerland to set a new world record for the longest BASE jump. In his wingsuit, Dean’s flight lasted nearly 3 minutes and covered a distance of 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers). Next up, Dean will have to outdo the 2006 world record for the highest BASE jump in a winguit.

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]]> Start zee engines! Rumor has it that ex-fighter pilot Yves “Jetman” Rossy had no choice but to design this amazing jetpack because his balls of steel were too heavy for skydiving. Ok, maybe not. But he has made history: he set the world record as the first person in a jet-powered wing to successfully cross the English Channel, flying 22 miles in under 10 minutes and reaching speeds of 186 mph (299 km/h). Wile E. Coyote’s got nothing on Yves “Jet Man” Rossy.

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