RedBull Stratos...Felix Baumgartner....700mph+ FreeFall
Discussion
Eric Mc said:
I reckon it won't happen today. I assume they are waiting for upper atmosphere wind speeds to drop - which I predict won't happen.
How do they abort? This may be a daft question but It looks like the capsule is attached to a weather balloon. If this is the case does it have any form of desent control or is it the case when he is up he has to jump? I suppose it must be more advanced than a weather balloon they just go up and pop dont they?Eric Mc said:
I reckon it won't happen today. I assume they are waiting for upper atmosphere wind speeds to drop - which I predict won't happen.
Believe it or not, it's ground wind causing them the hassle. The material the balloon is made of means they can't launch in anything higher than 6mph.Ahh ok a chute, I assumed there must be a chute on the capsule just to stop it smashing to earth like a meteor. I just wasn't sure if it would be the sort of system that would be survivable. Like the space capsules, chute and landed on water. I'd guess that would fix alot of the problems from a squishy person point of view with the big jolt on landing.
Adenauer said:
5potTurbo said:
Adenauer said:
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(I just checked on their website )
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