July 5, 201213 yr This should be interesting: http://www.redbull.c...021243230386459 Who will do the first simulation? Joe Brown
July 6, 201213 yr This was done before in the 50's. Unfortunately he won't be the first to break the speed of sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ja3_22Rzko&feature=youtube_gdata_player Chris Miller
July 6, 201213 yr Author Joe (the man in your link) holds the record for the highest jump, not supersonic. He is actually part of the Red Bull team. All of this is covered in the Red Bull Stratos web page which is linked at the link I provided. Joe Brown
July 6, 201213 yr This was done before in the 50's. Unfortunately he won't be the first to break the speed of sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ja3_22Rzko&feature=youtube_gdata_player Yeah that man only jumped from around 100,000ft and achieved a speed of around 500mph. Impressive but not the first to go supersonic. Perhaps this time around we may get some better footage about what it is like to experience such an event. Tim HeptinstallAirports I have been to: Doncaster Robin Hood Airport EGCN, East Midlands (EGNX), Manchester (EGCC), Tenerife South/Reina Sofia Airport (GCTS), Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV), New York John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK)Aircraft I have travelled on: 737-800 (Thomson), 737-800WL (Thomson, Ryanair), 757-200 (Thomson, Thomas Cook), 757-200WL (Thomson, Thomas Cook, American Airlines), De Havilland Dragon Rapide (Classic Wings G-AIYR). Currently studying Aeronautical Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University (UK). Applying for medicals to start PPL soon. Message me if you would like to share stories/progress.
July 7, 201213 yr Yeah that man only jumped from around 100,000ft and achieved a speed of around 500mph. Impressive but not the first to go supersonic. Perhaps this time around we may get some better footage about what it is like to experience such an event. He reached Mach 1 from a height of 102,000 feet. We researched him in a human factors of flight class so hopefully I know what i am talking about. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=562 Chris Miller
July 7, 201213 yr He reached Mach 1 from a height of 102,000 feet. We researched him in a human factors of flight class so hopefully I know what i am talking about. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=562 I think it must depend then how people interpret Mach 1. Different altitude or velocity. All im saying is how would red bull not already know about this Tim HeptinstallAirports I have been to: Doncaster Robin Hood Airport EGCN, East Midlands (EGNX), Manchester (EGCC), Tenerife South/Reina Sofia Airport (GCTS), Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV), New York John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK)Aircraft I have travelled on: 737-800 (Thomson), 737-800WL (Thomson, Ryanair), 757-200 (Thomson, Thomas Cook), 757-200WL (Thomson, Thomas Cook, American Airlines), De Havilland Dragon Rapide (Classic Wings G-AIYR). Currently studying Aeronautical Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University (UK). Applying for medicals to start PPL soon. Message me if you would like to share stories/progress.
July 7, 201213 yr Author All of this is well documented. A Google search will bring up references to the USAF reports as well as Joe Kittinger's own documentation. On his 3rd and final jump from over 102,000', he reached a terminal velocity of 614mph. I could not find any data on the altitude at which that velocity occurred. I found one site (http://www.webcitation.org/66D6XhHuC) which says his speed was 714mph but, this is 100mph more than all the others references, including the USAF and Joe's own documents. Col. Joe Kittinger is truly the personification of the phrase "...boldly go where no man has gone before...". His association with the Red Bull Stratos team is a continuation of his lifetime of pushing the envelope. Good luck to him, "Fearless" Felix Baumgartner and all the others on the team. Joe Brown
July 7, 201213 yr I think it must depend then how people interpret Mach 1. Different altitude or velocity. All im saying is how would red bull not already know about this The Air Force said he broke the speed of sound as well. I think they would know better than anyone if he did it. http://www.af.mil/information/heritage/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006518 Chris Miller
July 7, 201213 yr Author From your web link, The official web site of the US Air Force, "...Kittinger fell at speeds up to 714 mph, exceeding the speed of sound." That says it all. I wonder why that was not acknowledged at the Red Bull site. There is an extensive area that features Col. Kittinger, who is a member of the Stratos team. Thanks for the input, Chris. Joe Brown
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