Groundbound 0 #1 March 18, 2005 What is the fastest airspeed, or descent rate ever recorded? Is this a competitive event, or simply too silly? I assume the best posture for this would be the "James Bond Dive" Just wonderin'! Thanks (more dopey questions to follow, Im having a blast watching vids and reading tech stuff) Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #2 March 18, 2005 Check the History and trivia forum, Theres tons of threads about this subject in there... There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #3 March 18, 2005 There is a speed skydiving league. The current world record is over 300 mph. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigbearfng 16 #4 March 18, 2005 I believe it was in the history and trivia forum that I found a link a while ago to the military jump from a high altitude balloon-he broke the sound barrier jumping from 108K??? Is that the correct altitude anyone??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #5 March 18, 2005 The higher up you go, the easier it is to break the sound barrier because gravity does not appreciably decrease at atmospheric altitudes, sound travels slower as the air gets thinner, and air resistance decreases a LOT. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 4 #6 March 18, 2005 If you jump from REALLY high, say, a million miles up, you will hit about 17,000 miles per hour. Watch out for the atmosphere though. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,679 #7 March 18, 2005 QuoteIf you jump from REALLY high, say, a million miles up, you will hit about 17,000 miles per hour. Watch out for the atmosphere though. Hey, that's real close to escape velocity. What an amazing coincidence.... 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
RogerRamjet 0 #8 March 18, 2005 QuoteI believe it was in the history and trivia forum that I found a link a while ago to the military jump from a high altitude balloon-he broke the sound barrier jumping from 108K??? Is that the correct altitude anyone??? 102,800 feet. Joe Kittenger ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
