Mission to Outer Space
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Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
I've never been jealous of anybody before, for anything. Really. i just always figured it's just THEIR turn. Everybody get's a turn in life. IT'S felix's turn. And I'M JEALOUS!!!!
Re: [PAINTitBLACK] Mission to Outer Space
That is awesome. As Kittenger said, the lonely leap. I sincerely hope this succeeds. This is an extremely tricky jump and may qualify Felix for civilian astronaut wings.
Re: [460] Mission to Outer Space
how do you spot that load?.....is that Africa or south america.....give me 5 right....o just go the lights green
Re: [ChrisHall] Mission to Outer Space
book called preastronauts describes many dangers, such as the bupreau system to alleviate high speed spin. balloon gets really big at that height. spotting, not really. nasa national balloon facility launches with seasons and weather that are fairly predictable to them, such that load recovery is not a problem - big arse fields everywhere...
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
OMG, FB will burn the world. BASE jumping will come to an end. To hell with tar and feathers, get the rope boys.
Take care,
space
Re: [base283] Mission to Outer Space
Kittinger nearly died..... Of course technology is better now, but still. You need some luck too.
Re: [base283] Mission to Outer Space
base283 wrote:
OMG, FB will burn the world. BASE jumping will come to an end. To hell with tar and feathers, get the rope boys.
Take care,
space
It's not a base jump
He's just practicing a still air exit. It is pretty cool that he gets to hang with Joe Kittinger. I really think he should have a getaway car though
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
With the risk involved, he might get one! Dam this is quite a exciting project!
Re: [434] Mission to Outer Space
I really hope he will pull it off! Amazing project! Whatever you might think about redbull you gotta give it to them, they put alot of risk supporting such a crazy feat! Is it just me or there is no information when the jump will take place?
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
am i the only one who uses google chrome? I'm having troubles, or rather concerns downloading a new app. Anyone have a real video link to the info? I'd love to see it. From the replies i've seen, it sounds awesome!
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
Just spotted this thread, here is a link from a UK national paper released today http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2821941/Daredevil-to-leap-from-space.html
Re: [base283] Mission to Outer Space
base283 wrote:
Getaway heli.
Take care,
space
You're just being evil!
Re: [thrillseek] Mission to Outer Space
You can't use Google Chrome as the website uses (Microsoft) Silverlight so you'll have to use IE. Even then the site doesn't go to full screen properly for me.
Re: [pchivers] Mission to Outer Space
pchivers wrote:
You can't use Google Chrome as the website uses (Microsoft) Silverlight so you'll have to use IE. Even then the site doesn't go to full screen properly for me.
You can also use Safari, just have to install silverlight.
Re: [pchivers] Mission to Outer Space
pchivers wrote:
You can't use Google Chrome as the website uses (Microsoft) Silverlight so you'll have to use IE. Even then the site doesn't go to full screen properly for me.
Yes you can. I'm using it right now. Click the wrench. Click on: About Google Chrome. The latest version as of this writing is 4.0.249.78. Click update if it's a lower version. there may be a silverlight plugin needed but I don't recall ever installing it.
Mission to Outer Space
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrBZeWjGjl8 This is a music video with some footage from Kittenger's jump.
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
You're right, it's working now. Something must have changed since I tried it before. GC auto-updated perhaps?
Re: [freeflychris] Mission to Outer Space
Looks like Felix has a really good team to make this work. I've dealt with the flight surgeon Jon Clark who is on the team. He's a good guy.
Re: [hookitt] Mission to Outer Space
This is so boring for us tough spectators! Just another refrigerator falling off a helium blimp. Yawn... Felix should do something totally rad for us - we deserve it, don't we. He should at least do a mary poppins with a 2nd canopy and see what kind of speeds he can get under canopy at those altitudes. Falling like a rock from space hasn't been new for the last 20 billion years... flying a ram-air parachute at 1000mph in near space is. Then cutaway and do the supersonic thing. 
Re: [yuri_base] Mission to Outer Space
A ram air parachute at that altitude is kind of an oxymoron isn't it Yuri
Re: [Sinister] Mission to Outer Space
It is as much oxymoron at that altitude as "lighter than air" aircraft.
Re: [Fat_Ed] Mission to Outer Space
Fat_Ed wrote:
would a chute open in space? i'm pretty sure it wouldnt
I am not big enough buhahaha.
Take care,
space
Re: [Fat_Ed] Mission to Outer Space
In reply to:
would a chute open in space?
It sure will, just very-very snively. Remember, that "space" at 120,000ft is not real space where spacecraft and planets orbit, it is still atmosphere with density of air of about 1/200th of standard density. Nothing proves better that there's still some air out there than the fact the balloon weighing perhaps a ton or more is able to float in it.
At 1/200th of normal density, it'll take approximately 14x more speed to produce the same dynamic pressure as parachutes experience at low altitudes at regular speeds. (this is because dynamic pressure is proportional to the square of speed and directly proportional to density, and 14*14 ~ 200.) Jumping in still air, it'll take 14x longer delay to achieve approximately the same initial dynamic pressure as on normal jumps, so a 42s delay "there" would be like a 3s delay "here".
The ram air cells will "inflate" just like "here" except there won't be much air in them, but the dynamic pressure at superhigh speeds will be just like "here" - spreading the cells, tensioning the lines and fabric, giving the airfoil its shape. Once Felix achieves sustained flight, he'll glide at about the same glide ratio as canopies normally do - just 14x faster. So, for example, 30mph becomes 420.
Felix flying a parachute at 420mph in space... - now, THAT would stir a tsunami in our fabulous BASE Community notorious for its tender love to Felix!!!
Re: [yuri_base] Mission to Outer Space
yuri_base wrote:
In reply to:
would a chute open in space?
It sure will, just very-very snively. Remember, that "space" at 120,000ft is not real space where spacecraft and planets orbit, it is still atmosphere with density of air of about 1/200th of standard density. Nothing proves better that there's still some air out there than the fact the balloon weighing perhaps a ton or more is able to float in it.
At 1/200th of normal density, it'll take approximately 14x more speed to produce the same dynamic pressure as parachutes experience at low altitudes at regular speeds. (this is because dynamic pressure is proportional to the square of speed and directly proportional to density, and 14*14 ~ 200.) Jumping in still air, it'll take 14x longer delay to achieve approximately the same initial dynamic pressure as on normal jumps, so a 42s delay "there" would be like a 3s delay "here".
The ram air cells will "inflate" just like "here" except there won't be much air in them, but the dynamic pressure at superhigh speeds will be just like "here" - spreading the cells, tensioning the lines and fabric, giving the airfoil its shape. Once Felix achieves sustained flight, he'll glide at about the same glide ratio as canopies normally do - just 14x faster. So, for example, 30mph becomes 420.
Felix flying a parachute at 420mph in space... - now, THAT would stir a tsunami in our fabulous BASE Community notorious for its tender love to Felix!!!
Interesting!! I thought the increase in speed would do something like that...less numbers tho
Re: [yuri_base] Mission to Outer Space
In reply to:
Jumping in still air, it'll take 14x longer delay to achieve approximately the same initial dynamic pressure as on normal jumps, so a 42s delay "there" would be like a 3s delay "here".
If Felix exited at 120,000 ft what would his altitude be after a 42s delay? And what would the air density be at that altitude compared to sea level?