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First Unassisted Human Breaking Sound Barrier (Live)

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goldy_331 said:
I could not understand why he popped the chute that early. It's not like he was close to the ground at that point.
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There was an automatic chute opening in some cases; I'm not sure if that was one of them.
 
Re: First Unassisted Human Breaking Sound Barrier (Live)

goldy_331 said:
I could not understand why he popped the chute that early. It's not like he was close to the ground at that point.
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FlagDUDE08 said:
There was an automatic chute opening in some cases; I'm not sure if that was one of them.
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His visor had fogged up because of a broken heater in his helmet. I'm sure that was a significant concern. It was not an automatic chute opening. A reserve (automatic) chute would have been much smaller.
 
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BassAle said:
leave one record for Kittinger out of respect?
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Speaking of Kittinger. I thought it was great that Kittinger was involved in this whole deal. Even better was what Felix said when someone asked him where he would be in 40 years: "Hopefully in the same position as Joe (Kittinger) helping someone break my record." Just tons of class from both of these guys.
 
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http://www.brobible.com/life/article/felix-baumgartner-headcam-footage

There was a time I really thought I was in trouble. I had to decide to fight all the way down and I finally got stable. That spin became so violent it was hard to know how to get out of it. I was able to get it under control and break the speed of sound. I could feel myself break the speed of sound. I could feel the air building up and then I hit it.
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Thats pretty cool right there.
 
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