Dundee-Fienn
08-01-2008, 19:08
Link (http://www.thesuperjump.org/press/SPACE.com.pdf)
A free-falling Frenchman is determined to jump from high in the
stratosphere into the record books. Calling it the Le Grand Saut, or "The
Super Jump", Michel Fournier is readying himself and the technology
needed to attempt a skydiving record.
The 58-year-old Fournier and his team are waiting out rainy weather
conditions in Saskatchewan, Canada hoping to have a shot this month at
the highest parachute jump from some 25 miles (40 kilometers) altitude.
......................
Wearing a special airtight and ultra-low
temperature space suit, he is to free fall for a little over six minutes.
During that time, the daredevil will go supersonic, reaching a maximum speed of Mach 1.7 and break the sound barrier on his way down to terra
firma.
I'm not sure how the "they're all cheese eating surrender monkeys" crowd will work their way around it but this is one seriously brave guy. If he pulls it off this guy will be my new hero
A free-falling Frenchman is determined to jump from high in the
stratosphere into the record books. Calling it the Le Grand Saut, or "The
Super Jump", Michel Fournier is readying himself and the technology
needed to attempt a skydiving record.
The 58-year-old Fournier and his team are waiting out rainy weather
conditions in Saskatchewan, Canada hoping to have a shot this month at
the highest parachute jump from some 25 miles (40 kilometers) altitude.
......................
Wearing a special airtight and ultra-low
temperature space suit, he is to free fall for a little over six minutes.
During that time, the daredevil will go supersonic, reaching a maximum speed of Mach 1.7 and break the sound barrier on his way down to terra
firma.
I'm not sure how the "they're all cheese eating surrender monkeys" crowd will work their way around it but this is one seriously brave guy. If he pulls it off this guy will be my new hero