David Jenkins
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 10:39 AM |
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Watch that first step, it's a bit high!
Going down...
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 11:00 AM |
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Read a book about an ex SAS man who was mad on skydiving and tried to break this record. It details a lot about Joe Kittinger and they met up to
discuss the many complications of the attempt but he failed in the end. Can't remember why now but I know he started suffering from mental
health issues and eventually stabbed his girlfriend who survived.
A year or so later I heard he'd decided to end his life and jumped out of a plane without his parachute. Great book, pity I can't remember
the title it's packed in the garage somewhere.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 23/1/10 at 06:33 PM |
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IIRC Joe Kittinger reached a speed of over 600mph jumping from 106,000feet ,although I thought had a drogue chute to help with stability. Highest I
ever jumped was 19,000 feet from the back of a Hercules in Belgium
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 24/1/10 at 08:08 AM |
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Yeah I heard he was the first guy to break the sound barrier without the aid of a plane. That must have been something in itself!
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rgdavid
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| posted on 25/1/10 at 08:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Read a book about an ex SAS man who was mad on skydiving and tried to break this record. It details a lot about Joe Kittinger and they met up to
discuss the many complications of the attempt but he failed in the end. Can't remember why now but I know he started suffering from mental
health issues and eventually stabbed his girlfriend who survived.
A year or so later I heard he'd decided to end his life and jumped out of a plane without his parachute. Great book, pity I can't remember
the title it's packed in the garage somewhere.
"Seven troop3 by Andy Mcnab,
read 3 of his books recently in hospital,
they really devote their lives to serving the army & us,,
i'm not really into the army thing but it just goes to show how the higher classes & finance are protected,
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