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priscilla 1World Record Skydive
November 5th 2008 11:27
Colonel Joseph Kittinger holds the world record for the highest ever parachute jump set back in 1960. He was involved in Project Excelsior, which researched high altitude bailout. Col Kittinger wore a pressurised suit, and on August 16th he jumped from a helium balloon at a height of 102,800 feet (31,300 m). He fell for 4 minutes and 36 seconds reaching a maximum speed of 988 km/h or 274 m/s before opening his parachute at 18,000 feet (5,500 m). He set and still holds world records for highest parachute jump, longest drogue-fall (4 min), and fastest speed by a human through the atmosphere. See a picture of Kittinger's famous jump below:
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