Soozie 0 #1 November 6, 2003 What is the fastest recorded freefall speed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmali 0 #2 November 6, 2003 There is nothing on guinessworldrecords.com about the fastest, but i remember seeing a show on the discovery channel a little while back about these freeflyers that had head down competitions to see who could go the fastest. If i remember correctly the club record was somewhere between 302 - 312mph. Pineappe Death Juice, If you have to ask you'd rather not know! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brid_DZ_flyer 0 #3 November 6, 2003 Try this site - [url]http://www.speedskydiving.net/2000/speedskydivers.php It claims that the fatest recorded is 524.13 Kph or 327.6mph. Now that's impressive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmpnkramer 0 #4 November 6, 2003 what about the test pilot Joe Kittinger? He is still the World Record Holder for Height & Speed. Over 20-Miles up and reached Mach-1 http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/JOEKITTINGER.HTML LATERS, KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER!!!!!!!!!!!!! The REAL KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER! "HESITATION CAUSES DEATH!!!" "Be Slow to Fall into Friendship; but when Thou Art in, Continue Firm & Constant." - SOCRATES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soozie 0 #5 November 6, 2003 Thank you and Brid DZ for the sites Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #6 November 6, 2003 well what is the avg head down free fall speed? 180-200? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #7 November 6, 2003 Not taking away any of the importance of difficulty in Joe Kittinger's jump, but technically, it wasnt freefall.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rylord 0 #8 November 6, 2003 Cheryl Sterns is going to attempt to break the existing altitude record, and in the mean while they estimate she could attain a speed of 1.3 Mach (885 mph). StratoQuest is a World Record High Altitude Sky Dive Attempt and Research Project. Cheryl Stearns will attempt to break the current world sky dive record of 102,800 by ballooning to 130,000 and safely parachuting in a pressurized space suit to the earth's surface. This is scheduled to happen in March 2005. http://www.stratoquest.com Rylord Kentucky Skydiving Center Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #9 November 6, 2003 I heard about the Kittinger jump (this is the one in the 60s frmo the edge of space, right?) I didn't know he got to mach 1 though, and I'm interested to know why it wasn't technically freefall... (Not being funny, I just don't understand...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllyMilne 0 #10 November 6, 2003 Why wasnt it freefall, just out of interest? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #11 November 6, 2003 IIRC, he had a drogue chute for stability. Is that what you were alluding to Remster? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #12 November 6, 2003 QuoteWhy wasnt it freefall, just out of interest? That is still a debate. He had a drogue out to stabilize him. I count my drogue-fall time with tandems as free fall time. I am on the side of counting his jump as free fall. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,661 #13 November 6, 2003 QuoteIIRC, he had a drougue chute for stability. Curious, isn't it, that the fastest freefall was slower than the fastest jump with a parachute.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #14 November 6, 2003 Hey is this Soozie from SGC???? Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #15 November 6, 2003 QuoteThat is still a debate. Yep. Its the way I pesonally see it. I personally think counting tandem jumps as freefall comes under a different set of restrictions: you're not attempting to break or set a record when doing a tandem. Again, this isnt taking anything away from the jump in my eyes. Its amazing this record still stands so long after its been set. As far as the Mach 1 speed, that is also a debate....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #16 November 6, 2003 QuoteTry this site - [url]http://www.speedskydiving.net/2000/speedskydivers.php It claims that the fatest recorded is 524.13 Kph or 327.6mph. Now that's impressive. after 2000 the way speed measured was changed. more accurate data can be found on speedskydiving.com also the speed is actually averaged over 1000 meters and over 2 pro-tracks, not maximum. stan. -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #17 November 6, 2003 Quotewell what is the avg head down free fall speed? 180-200? Wow, good question!! Anyone? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soozie 0 #18 November 6, 2003 You know it Wrong Way!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #19 November 6, 2003 Sweet!! Good to see ya on the forums!! Hey, check out my site, the last two pages of the 2003 Fun Jump pics have some of you!! [inside joke] By the way, the fastest ever recorded was a girl doing flips in a tuck!! [/inside joke] Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soozie 0 #20 November 6, 2003 Just wait until I get that perfected baby!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #21 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuotewell what is the avg head down free fall speed? 180-200? Wow, good question!! Anyone? Define "head down". Depending on the amount of surface you present to the wind while flying headfirst towards the ground, the speeds can range from less than the freefly "sweet spot", which is around 150 (actually, I have no idea what's the slowest you can go on your head, I mention this only to illustrate it better) to the record 330 mph. So talking about average speed can be a bit tricky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #22 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuotewell what is the avg head down free fall speed? 180-200? Wow, good question!! Anyone? Define "head down". Depending on the amount of surface you present to the wind while flying headfirst towards the ground, the speeds can range from less than the freefly "sweet spot", which is around 150 (actually, I have no idea what's the slowest you can go on your head, I mention this only to illustrate it better) to the record 330 mph. So talking about average speed can be a bit tricky. Say while tracking....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #23 November 6, 2003 QuoteAs far as the Mach 1 speed, that is also a debate.... Feasibly he could have...the researchers estimated his speed to be between 614mph and 714mph during his decent. Where he exited in the stratosphere the speed of sound is about 676mph, which decreses until he hits the tropopause at about 65 thousand feet, where the speed of sound is about 660mph. The speed of sound is constant through the tropopause at 660mph, then begins to increase once he hits the troposphere at about 35 thousand feet. The speed of sound at his opening alt of 17.5 is about 714mph. So his best chance to hit Mach 1 would have been while he was falling through the tropopause, but the range they estimated his speed at leaves it undetermined as to whether or not he really did break the sound barrier on the jump.Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #24 November 6, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuotewell what is the avg head down free fall speed? 180-200? Wow, good question!! Anyone? Well, the freefly "sweet spot" as it was put in a previous post is around 150-155. This should be the average, otherwise you're going too fast. I was told by a badass freeflyer that you want to be able to go slow on your head, for a few reasons. 1. To be versitile and fly with sitflyers 2. because at lower speeds you have more (not much, but you notice a difference between 150 and 170, trust me) freedom to move your other limbs without moving around. So in essence, 155 would be about "average" IMHO. Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #25 November 6, 2003 Thanks for the explanation Mike. And again, either way, what a feat.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
