Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever

[SARgirl]

I did a search before starting this topic, nothing applicable came up in the search.

Re: http://www.tvkim.com/watch/147/kims-picks-unbelievably-big-jumps

#2 is seen briefly towards the beginning, but in more detail with a little commentary towards the end, followed by #1.

0:40 to 1:19 - Jumping out of a plane without a shoot.  It would take more than a little of the Red Bull drink to get me to do a jump without a shoot.

1:47 to 1:55 - If he had missed that building... ... ... .

2:19 to 3:10 - Jumping that close with walls all around.... .  And then 3:42 to 4:04 with all those ropes about.

4:46 to 5:29 - This one brings to mind images of Greg Louganis.  I was watching the live coverage when this happened and the image has never left my head: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5nqeFWufrE

5:30 to 6:12 - # 2... Mind blowing. 

6:13 to to 8:16 - #1... Aug. 16th, 1960, Military Pilot, Joe Kittinger, Longest Free-fall in History. WOW!  The commentary is excellent, very interesting.  I wonder what was going through his head throughout the process.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Kittinger/EX31.htm
&
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
There is quite a bit of information about him online.

Here is another interesting video, from the same site, along the same lines:
Next-gen space suit - http://www.tvkim.com/watch/150/kims-picks-next-gen-space-suit

Felix Baumgartner might be nuts. But he also just might make history. He's planning on taking a balloon ride to 120,000 feet. That's the very edge of space. And then, he'll jump. He'll need a specialized spacesuit for the journey. It will be safer and more flexible than previous suits. It's a marvel of engineering. And the same company that makes spacesuits for NASA designed it.

Have a great day everyone!

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Edited to fix a spelling typo.

 

[SeanNewman]

#11 - 3 RCR Para Coy jumping out of this to get our Lithuanian wings in 2006:

When we saw it we actually thought it was a prank.

 

[Gunner98]

I did a search before starting this topic, nothing applicable came up in the search.

Re: http://www.tvkim.com/watch/147/kims-picks-unbelievably-big-jumps

#2 is seen briefly towards the beginning, but in more detail with a little commentary towards the end, followed by #1.

0:40 to 1:19 - Jumping out of a plane without a shoot.  It would take more than a little of the Red Bull drink to get me to do a jump without a shoot.

Would that be a chute as in parachute or a shoot as in someone pointing a gun at you and shooting? >

 

[SARgirl]

Would that be a chute as in parachute or a shoot as in someone pointing a gun at you and shooting? >

I spelled, chute, correctly in my head; I don't know why my fingers didn't do the same.  Glad you picked that up- I needed the laugh, thank you. 

It reminds me of the time when I was on messenger and I said, I was having a blond moment... ... ... and then I spelled blond incorrectly- my girlfriend couldn't stop laughing.  We all have our moments.

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Rather than start a new thread, decided to resurrect this one. Felix Baumgatner is the process of ascending in to an altitude of 136, 000+ ft in an attempt to make a world record for highest parachute jump EVER! And to be this first man to go supersonic in freefall. Presently at 62,000 ft (about halfway). Can be watched here live:

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

 

[Journeyman]

As posted here 

 

[Retired AF Guy]

As posted here 

My bad. I did a search for Baumgartner and only got the old hit. We can lay this one back to rest.  ;D