Jump from Space

[cruza driver]

Tonight at 11:15 on ch 73 (7 mate) is when Felix Baumgartners jumps from space and is said that he will break the speed of sound.

GOOD LUCK FELIX !!!

This link has the countdown etc of the jump http://www.redbullstratos.com/

 

[cruza driver]

Live feed

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

Check out the silver caravan? in the middle of the screen.

 

[gspy4u]

bit of a let down

 

[Brad]

So I am trying to work out if space junk burns up and disintegrates on entering the earths atmosphere then why does this guy not do the same?

 

[zerosecta]

My Opinion is that this is the biggest most elaborate PR \ advertising campaign by any company in history.....

I'm no physics expert or anything like that but my bet is he doesn't even get close to breaking the sound barrier - not with some kind of thrusters pushing him...

I'll be watching it none the less and Good Luck to him - For Sure... I just hope that if he does reach those sort of speeds (with out some out of rigid support frame) that he doesn't get some sort of speed wobble and start dis-integrating.

 

[MolongMick]

I really don't know how this will be possible.. A free falling sky diver only reaches speeds of about 200km/h, while the speed of sound is about 1000km/h.

As Zerosecta, said he will need some sort of assistance to achieve this speed.

 

[cruza driver]

Isn't it the higher you are the faster you fall :rofl:

 

[MolongMick]

From memory, high school physics dictates that a falling object will continually increase in speed until it reaches terminal velocity.
This is dictated by drag and a few other factors, forgot how to calculate this.

Personally, I just don't think it is possible, there have been others that have dropped from heights without breaking the sound barrier, just my opinion, let him prove me wrong.

 

[Xpandafan]

I'd be more concerned about breaking something else, rather than the sound barrier. Thinking of his neck, for example.

 

[relgate]

I think terminal velocity is where gravity (mass) meets wind resistance??. I was wondering weather it would be different in the upper atmosphere though...

 

[MolongMick]

You are right, there would be less resistance higher up, but I just Can't see how he will reach these speeds.

Space debris burns up due to friction in the upper atmosphere, so there is enough of something there to create resistance.

Anyhow, let him jump and can all say "Now that is a man with big..........."

 

[Brad]

Speaking of space, has anyone seen this?
www.virgingalactic.com
Cost is $200,000.00 per flight.
This is on the bucket list but not sure how close I will get to actually doing it.

 

[straydingo]

Didn't Johnny Storm already do it? :flame:

Isn't it the higher you are the faster you fall :rofl:

YES!

The upper atmosphere is less dense than at ground level. So at ground level, the speed of sound is 330m/s or 1188km/h. Up high it is a little less, but not significantly so.
The current freefall speed record I think is 990km/h made from around 30km high in 1960. this dudes going from about 39km high.

 

[cruza driver]

Well he survived and landed on his feet too!!

What an impressive effort

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2012/10/15/02/52/skydiver-prepares-to-break-sound-barrier

 

[zerosecta]

Simply Incredible

 

[MolongMick]

Well, I'm wrong, didn't think it was possible.

Congratulations Felix.