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3. Just out of curiosity. What happens when you deploy a chute at

Sun Oct 7, 2012, 04:53 PM

Oct 2012

the speed of sound. Assuming that the deceleration didn't rip it completely off your body, wouldn't the sudden change cause internal or brain injury?

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Supersonic skydive from 120,000 feet [View all] LongTomH Oct 2012 OP

That's pretty nifty matt819 Oct 2012 #1

The balloon would be under automatic control, of course. LongTomH Oct 2012 #2

Just out of curiosity. What happens when you deploy a chute at mysuzuki2 Oct 2012 #3

He'll be subsonic when the chute opens bananas Oct 2012 #4

So, there's no backup for the drogue chute? tinrobot Oct 2012 #9

You misunderstand - the drogue chute won't be used at all bananas Oct 2012 #10

Or what happens when you look in your hand mirror YankeyMCC Oct 2012 #8

Do they eschew the use of GPS technology? I doubt it... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2012 #6

The novel "Article 23" has a scene in it... krispos42 Oct 2012 #7

live feed Bosonic Oct 2012 #11

Launch expected in 45 minutes from now muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #12

Aborted because of heavy winds Bosonic Oct 2012 #14

whoa bodem1955_om Oct 2012 #15