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"Stupid is as stupid does"
....there was a tail gunner in WWII that jumped from a Lancaster Bomber over Germany and survived the fall WITHOUT a parachute. He landed in a deep snow bank.....no net!
http://m.wimp.com/man-jumps-from-250...out-parachute/
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how crazy was that. he was on the news today, and when they asked him if the other jumpers were there in case something happened, he said, once i left the plane, there was nothing anyone could do
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Obviously the "ultimate " thrill seeker! Must have "cahone's" the size of basketballs!
Jack
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Alrighty then...
Now try it without the net... well he will be famous till someone does it from 26,000 feet. Just not the kind of record I would want to hold...
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Hi Cavman,
Re: "Stupid is as stupid does"
I spent over 25 yrs jumping & have over 1,000 freefall jumps. I consider it a real dumb stunt.
However, Luke Aikens ( a 3rd generation skydiver ) is one of only very few people who could pull it off.
He has over 18,000 jumps and has been jumping since he was a young teenager; he's now 42.
I've known the Aikens family for nearly 50 yrs.
Jerry Baumchen
PS) Just for the trivia folks; the four corners of the net had these special laser lights that pointed directly vertical. Luke wore something on his helmet that could 'catch' the lights & let him know if he was inside of the four lights or outside of them. He really only had to keep all four lights within sight to hit the net.
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Hi akspyderman,
Re: it didn't collapse or tear.
They did a bunch of drop tests with a metal dummy to find out just how much the net would withstand.
Jerry Baumchen
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