October 8, 201213 yr Yeah, from 120K feet? Better make sure no commercial traffic is below. What a way to go, bugsplat on an airliner at FL350 and 550 mph. ORBX- the way to go Sincerely, John McGee
October 9, 201213 yr Moderator Is there enough oxygen to breath at that altitude or is he cheating with a tank of some sort? That was a bit of a face to palm moment, lol. I cant believe you asked that. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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October 9, 201213 yr Reason he is able to do this and not possible from the ISS is that he is leaping from a balloon that is being carried by winds. The ISS has been accelerated into orbit. To do a re-entry from the ISS requires a 'thrust' of sorts to take the person out of orbit, then they would have to deal with Atmospheric entry. The suit would have to be able to withstand the approximately 1000 degrees Celsius. If you just leaped from the ISS the amount of time it would take to fall out of orbit you would have died of starvation or ran out of oxygen...LOL I think I'd rather jump from a balloon really high up..... Cheers Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 9, 201213 yr That was a bit of a face to palm moment, lol. I cant believe you asked that. I honestly don't know this info. So at what level is some one still barely able to breathe normally?
October 9, 201213 yr I honestly don't know this info. So at what level is some one still barely able to breathe normally? In Aviation it is 10,000 feet. Above 10,000 requires oxygen. However the known limit would be about 29,000 feet, or the same height at Mount Everest. Man has been able to climb and ascend Mount Everest without oxygen, but the acclimatizing to do this isn't easy. Most can't do it without oxygen bottles. Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
October 9, 201213 yr In Aviation it is 10,000 feet. Above 10,000 requires oxygen. However the known limit would be about 29,000 feet, or the same height at Mount Everest. Man has been able to climb and ascend Mount Everest without oxygen, but the acclimatizing to do this isn't easy. Most can't do it without oxygen bottles. Not only that, at such altitudes the balloon will be at any body fluids exposed will boil due to lack of air pressure and you will freeze to death. U-2 pilots wear space suits in case they have to eject at such altitudes. This documentary will explain it better, they even have a container of water that starts to boil as the atmospheric pressure lowers (starting at 63,000 feet). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hoX_tffeN0&feature=relmfu Alex Jevdic KORD/KHOT/KPWKA<380 love at first flight
October 10, 201213 yr From what I get from the TV news is the quickest they can restart is Thursday. We swill just have to check the website. Cheers, Don Emerson
October 12, 201213 yr Not only that, at such altitudes the balloon will be at any body fluids exposed will boil due to lack of air pressure and you will freeze to death. U-2 pilots wear space suits in case they have to eject at such altitudes. This documentary will explain it better, they even have a container of water that starts to boil as the atmospheric pressure lowers (starting at 63,000 feet). Thanks for posting Alex, that was a really interesting vid... HowardMSI Mag B650 Tomahawk MB, Ryzen7-7800X3D CPU@5ghz, Arctic AIO II 360 cooler, Nvidia RTX4090 GPU, 32gb DDR5@6000Mhz, SSD/2Tb+SSD/500Gb+OS, Corsair 1000W PSU, LG Ultragear 48"4K, MFG Crosswinds, TQ6 Throttle, Fulcrum One YokeMy FlightSim YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@skyhigh776
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