Everest Wingsuit Jump
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
I think you just used way too much science to explain that terminal velocity rises as you leave the atmosphere.
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- dsunwall
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
he won't be the first.
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- GerryRigged
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
From the looks in the video he did not jump off the summit. The narrator mentions almost in passing he was at around 24,000 ft.
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
Well, 29,000' is still pretty close to the earth. A common number used by the scientific community for Re-entry Altitude is 91,440 meters ASL. So it's much closer to sea level than it is to space. So it would be more correct to say that terminal velocity increases as air density decreases. Perhaps just a poor choice of words on your part.jdorje wrote:I think you just used way too much science to explain that terminal velocity rises as you leave the atmosphere.
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- jbchalk
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Right, that jump was from 24,000' off the north face. Joby intends to jump off the summit and (I assume) down the steep southwest face and back to base camp.GerryRigged wrote:From the looks in the video he did not jump off the summit. The narrator mentions almost in passing he was at around 24,000 ft.
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
What I gather from an NPR interview is that he'll first use a modern parachute which he will then ditch at a predetermined altitude and finish the descent via the wing suit.
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
This is going to be awesome, I wish Joby the best of luck, and can't wait to watch him fly down the mountain.
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he will also not be listening to dubstep with that awesome break, as the animation on his site would make you believe. and c'mon bottled o's?
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
Well, yeah, but that wasn't an American, so it doesn't really count. And his wing suit was huge, totally cheating, and 24,000 feet isn't the top. Russians use the metric system and must have got confused trying to convert meters to 29,000 feet. His bad. This record will be ours. That, or else the terrorist will win. God Speed.dsunwall wrote:he won't be the first.
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- cheeseburglar
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
Sounds like this descent will save a lot of wear and tear on his knees.
I could see this becoming a popular way to descend some of the 14ers.
I could see this becoming a popular way to descend some of the 14ers.
- jdorje
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
Almost every time I'm on top of a mountain looking down I have exactly that thought...
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- painless4u2
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Re: Everest Wingsuit Jump
Cancelled due to Everest tragedy:
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