Skydiver aims to break sound barrier in free fall

TheMailMan78 · Oct 9, 2012

Sasqui said:
That's the reason.

AFAIK, No.

But hes not jumping from those levels.

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012

AlienIsGOD said:
Launch is a go in 45 mins

I have no RSS setup, where are you seeing that. Last I read it was on hold, winds were over 5mph... what a PUSSY! :laugh:

AlienIsGOD · Oct 9, 2012

on the website

there was a countdown timer

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

launch in 8 mins!

5 mins !

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

4 mins !!

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012

slyfox2151 said:
http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/

4 mins !!

Was just about to post that link

Reads 2:15 right now.

Edit: Wonder why thier not showing any live footage?

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

No idea...

Pre launch video is playing now... here we go

oohh and now there is sound

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012

slyfox2151 said:
No idea...

Pre launch video is playing now... here we go

Yes! There it is.

MxPhenom 216 · Oct 9, 2012

They need to stick a GoPro Helmet cam on this guy!

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

whats with the background audio :S is it from inside the pod or?

JESUS big wind gust lol..

they just aborted....

Sasqui · Oct 9, 2012

slyfox2151 said:
whats with the background audio :S is it from inside the pod or?

I dunno, but the wind is picking up... attempt aborted :mad:

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

LAME!

stayed up waiting for this lol....

its 4 am here.

VulkanBros · Oct 9, 2012

Red Bull gives you wings, unless it's too windy :roll:

Jack1n · Oct 9, 2012

Will they re-attempt or has this been canceled?

AlienIsGOD · Oct 9, 2012

they are going to try again tomorrow :O

3870x2 · Oct 9, 2012

I have jumped out of more than 30 planes in my lifetime. Not a single time was the wind below 4 mph. It almost feels like they want it to fail.

I am not sure I understand why they are worried about ground winds anyway, I have jumped many times in excess of 10 mph.

Benetanegia · Oct 9, 2012

EDIT: Sorry my post was peant as a response to this one:

TheMailMan78 said:
So as the density increases so does the speed of sound. I get what you saying but hes not jumping from the Thermospere. He jumping where there is air density. Just not much and the tempature is -70F there. Hes gonna hit 80F pretty damn quick. ALSO does he have any propulsion?

Look at the graph again. The attempt is (was?) to jump from 23 miles or 36 km. That's where density is close to 0 and speed of sound is the lowest at 300 m/s (except in thermosphere). Down to 10 km speed of sound is even lower (~290 m/s) and density is still less than 1/3 compared to sea level.

He has about 26 km to reach 300 m/s and he will make it.

3870x2 · Oct 9, 2012

Benetanegia said:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...omparison_US_standard_atmosphere_1962.svg.png

Look at the graph again. The attempt is (was?) to jump from 23 miles or 36 km. That's where density is close to 0 and speed of sound is the lowest at 300 m/s (except in thermosphere). Down to 10 km speed of sound is even lower (~290 m/s) and density is still less than 1/3 compared to sea level.

He has about 26 km to reach 300 m/s and he will make it.

They have some very smart people working on this project. Those very smart individuals say 690 mp/h. No amount of graph reading I learned in the 6th grade will make me think I know more than them.

A caveat to that is maybe he is trying to break the sound barrier in an environment that is close to that of the surface.

Benetanegia · Oct 9, 2012

3870x2 said:
They have some very smart people working on this project. Those very smart individuals say 690 mp/h. No amount of graph reading I learned in the 6th grade will make me think I know more than them.

A caveat to that is maybe he is trying to break the sound barrier in an environment that is close to that of the surface.

300 m/s is close enough to 690 mph that it's basically the same.

slyfox2151 · Oct 9, 2012

3870x2 said:
They have some very smart people working on this project. Those very smart individuals say 690 mp/h. No amount of graph reading I learned in the 6th grade will make me think I know more than them.

A caveat to that is maybe he is trying to break the sound barrier in an environment that is close to that of the surface.

the ground wind could wreak havok on takeoff... and it will change where it will land.... i dont think he can change course once he takes off.

Benetanegia · Oct 9, 2012

Also wind could interfer with whichever experiments they want to run. Wind changes pressure for example.

trickson · Oct 9, 2012

What a PUSSY! Just take the thing up and jump! Really afraid of 5mp winds? YOU WILL BE GOING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND DIPSTICK! WTF????

AphexDreamer · Oct 9, 2012

There is very little air up there. And sound needs a medium to travel in. And less air means less friction.

eidairaman1 · Oct 9, 2012

trickson said:
What a PUSSY! Just take the thing up and jump! Really afraid of 5mp winds? YOU WILL BE GOING FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND DIPSTICK! WTF????

that small amt can shift him off his bearing and course, heck he dont make it he either slams into the ground or some other structure or mountain.

He might aswell jump out of a Dragonlady or A12

Sasqui · Oct 11, 2012

Sunday is the next attempt:

The next weather window for Felix Baumgartner and Red Bull Stratos opens on Sunday Oct 14 - a three day pre-alert as well as daily weather updates will follow and lead into the next launch day.

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