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red bull stratos free fall #1383725 09/10/2012 16:28 09/10/2012 16:28
M MickeyBravo20v Unregistered
MickeyBravo20v Unregistered M	http://www.youtube.com/user/redbull/stratos

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383746 09/10/2012 18:46 09/10/2012 18:46
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	Cool been waiting for this. Says it should have started at 17.30 but nothing apparently happening? 997 C4S

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383748 09/10/2012 19:04 09/10/2012 19:04
T TbirdX Unregistered
TbirdX Unregistered T	Launch at 18:15 apparently. Doesn't look like it on the live feed though.

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383756 09/10/2012 19:29 09/10/2012 19:29
M MickeyBravo20v Unregistered
MickeyBravo20v Unregistered M	http://www.redbullstratos.com/live/ official site. i think its behind an hour

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383758 09/10/2012 19:35 09/10/2012 19:35
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	one minute to go - counting down (20sec off-set in case it all goes wrong) 997 C4S

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: Mark_S] #1383761 09/10/2012 19:43 09/10/2012 19:43
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	weather - aborted 997 C4S

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383764 09/10/2012 19:48 09/10/2012 19:48
T TbirdX Unregistered
TbirdX Unregistered T	Holy anti climax batman

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1383770 09/10/2012 20:03 09/10/2012 20:03
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin	In a bubble that fragile, I'd be a bit weather dependent, too... Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384971 14/10/2012 18:15 14/10/2012 18:15
M MickeyBravo20v Unregistered
MickeyBravo20v Unregistered M	take off has happened if anyones watchin?

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384974 14/10/2012 18:38 14/10/2012 18:38
F FreakinFreak Unregistered
FreakinFreak Unregistered F	What's his target altitude? Actually scratch that, found it - 120,000 Last edited by FreakinFreak; 14/10/2012 18:40.

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384975 14/10/2012 18:39 14/10/2012 18:39
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey M Mark_S Forum is my job
Mark_S Forum is my job M Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey	120,000ft. Seems to have a problem with his visor not heating - not sure how he gets down if he can't jump 997 C4S

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384991 14/10/2012 20:13 14/10/2012 20:13
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,706 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,706 Gone	Amazing!!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384992 14/10/2012 20:19 14/10/2012 20:19
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	If I followed that correctly he made 729mph Balls of steel! www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384995 14/10/2012 20:22 14/10/2012 20:22
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin	Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Last edited by barnacle; 14/10/2012 20:29. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384997 14/10/2012 20:23 14/10/2012 20:23
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	Neil all your eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! are messing with my Pc screen! Last edited by MarioCirillo; 14/10/2012 21:08. Reason: fixed your eeeeeee's www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1384998 14/10/2012 20:24 14/10/2012 20:24
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,192 Bristol, UK H Hovedan Forum is my life
Hovedan Forum is my life H Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,192 Bristol, UK	I still think the guy who could do a rubik's cube blindfolded in 15 seconds feats were more impressive. Crazy Austrian nutcase, spinning around like that at around 700mph. Thought did cross my mind we were watching his last rights Currently tracking Renault 182

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385004 14/10/2012 20:34 14/10/2012 20:34
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 702 Cornwall jasgol Enjoying the ride
jasgol Enjoying the ride Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 702 Cornwall	That was some spin he was in.He must have been close to blacking out surely... Horsing around's a serious business.

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385016 14/10/2012 21:16 14/10/2012 21:16
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,706 Gone J Jimbo Je suis un Coupé
Jimbo Je suis un Coupé J Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 9,706 Gone	A shame he didn't break the free fall duration record. How on earth did anyone in 1960 manage to beat this for endurance?

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: Jimbo] #1385021 14/10/2012 21:22 14/10/2012 21:22
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	Originally Posted By: Countrycruising Neil all your eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! are messing with my Pc screen! Thanks Mario Originally Posted By: Jimbo A shame he didn't break the free fall duration record. How on earth did anyone in 1960 manage to beat this for endurance? Yes I wondered that but i think I know why. The chap that jumped in 1960 left his baloon at 102000ft and he freefell duration of 4.30 something but no actual speed was recorded, Todays jump was 4.07 from 128000ft but becasue his speed was far greater his freefall was shorter. Of course this is just my theory www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385023 14/10/2012 21:34 14/10/2012 21:34
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin	Spot on, Joe - plus, I think he opened his chute slightly on the early side. Given that his visor was steaming up he possibly couldn't see the altimeter properly, I'd probably have been inclined to have a little airspace to negotiate with. It seems he won't get the record for the highest manned balloon - you have to be in it when it gets back to the ground, apparently. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385025 14/10/2012 21:43 14/10/2012 21:43
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	So what records were broken today? My thoughts with him trying again to reaching 761 mph, lead ballast that can be dropped say 2 minutes into the free fall, or try going a little higher, but the height today was only 9000m off of being in space so they're pushing it close to to floating away instead of freefall www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385042 14/10/2012 22:12 14/10/2012 22:12
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	Copied from the Redbull site. The speed of sound is affected by temperature: where the air is colder, sound travels more slowly. At about 100,000 feet above sea level, Felix Baumgartner will need to accelerate to about 690 miles per hour to match the speed of sound, known as Mach 1. Then if he continues to accelerate and surpasses the speed of sound, he'll be "supersonic." So he did break the speed of sound Well done that man or gravity www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: barnacle] #1385050 14/10/2012 22:23 14/10/2012 22:23
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,563 Northampton England Sedicivalvole Club member 2092
Sedicivalvole Club member 2092 Forum is my life Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,563 Northampton England	Originally Posted By: barnacle I'd probably have been inclined to have a little airspace to negotiate with. Understatement of the year Neil! You have to be in it when it comes down? I can see why that is in the rules but a shame none the less. Vinci Grey LE Alfa 147 GTA 3.2 V6 BMW E92 M3 4.0 V8 Fiat Tipo Sedicivalvole 2.0 16v ABS

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385059 14/10/2012 23:09 14/10/2012 23:09
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin	Originally Posted By: The Whale Ahhh! Woooh! What's happening? Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose in life? What do I mean by who am I? Okay okay, calm down calm down get a grip now. Ooh, this is an interesting sensation. What is it? Its a sort of tingling in my... well I suppose I better start finding names for things. Lets call it a... tail! Yeah! Tail! And hey, what's this roaring sound, whooshing past what I'm suddenly going call my head? Wind! Is that a good name? It'll do. Yeah, this is really exciting. I'm dizzy with anticipation! Or is it the wind? There's an awful lot of that now isn't it? And what's this thing coming toward me very fast? So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me? Hello, Ground! Joe - he was only one third of the way to the official space line which is about sixty miles up. Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385063 14/10/2012 23:22 14/10/2012 23:22
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,294 Portsmouth A ali_hire Forum is my life
ali_hire Forum is my life A Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,294 Portsmouth	This is truly incredible. But can someone explain to a complete numpty what happen to terminal velocity (which I thought was about 120mph)?? Something to do with the air up there? Click here to donate to Ickle Pickles

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385069 14/10/2012 23:34 14/10/2012 23:34
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Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	I was a little out as I've just read it's 62 miles Love the quote from hitchhikers guide www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ali_hire] #1385071 14/10/2012 23:36 14/10/2012 23:36
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Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	Originally Posted By: ali_hire This is truly incredible. But can someone explain to a complete numpty what happen to terminal velocity (which I thought was about 120mph)?? Something to do with the air up there? There's no air to speak of at 125000ft so far less resistance. www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385075 14/10/2012 23:41 14/10/2012 23:41
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,563 Northampton England Sedicivalvole Club member 2092
Sedicivalvole Club member 2092 Forum is my life Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,563 Northampton England	Branson will be offering this soon Vinci Grey LE Alfa 147 GTA 3.2 V6 BMW E92 M3 4.0 V8 Fiat Tipo Sedicivalvole 2.0 16v ABS

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385109 15/10/2012 09:51 15/10/2012 09:51
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio
barnacle Club Member 18 - ex-Minister without Portfolio Forum Demigod Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 33,545 Berlin	Somebody's been busy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFU774q6eVM&feature=youtu.be Don't get no respect! Coupe Fiat 1994-2000 - an owner's guide <-- clicky!

Re: red bull stratos free fall [Re: ] #1385110 15/10/2012 10:01 15/10/2012 10:01
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187 Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914
Countrycruising Club Rep Europe, member 914 Forum veteran Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 17,178 FCSS 01684 593187	Thank you Neil, I needed that this morning www.facebook.com/fiatcoupes

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