#4283324 - 07/31/16 02:17 AM
Jump From 25000 Feet, Without a Parachute
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Skydiver Luke Aikins makes parachute-free jump Actually he was forced to wear one, but he didn't use it. Skydiver Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from a plane into a net on the ground without the benefit of a parachute.
Aikins hit the 100-by-100-foot net perfectly, quickly climbed out of it and walked over to hug his wife, who had been watching with other family members.
Just before climbing into a plane to make the jump, Aikins said he had been ordered to wear a parachute but indicated he wouldn't open it.
As the plane was climbing to 25,000 feet above the drop zone he said the requirement had been lifted and he took off the chute.
He fell for about two minutes, then flipped onto his back at the last second and landed perfectly to cheers from those gathered to watch.
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#4283345 - 07/31/16 03:22 AM
Re: Jump From 25000 Feet, Without a Parachute
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Just the the report of testing with a 200 pound dummy that ripped through the net and smashed on the ground. Aikens said, 'No big deal, that's why we do test drops."  Testosterone is powerful for training. Big Balls are dropping.
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#4283375 - 07/31/16 09:29 AM
Re: Jump From 25000 Feet, Without a Parachute
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latest here is that he didn't want to wear the chute due to the extra weight upsetting calculations and that the authorities relented and allowed the fall to go ahead sans chute.
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by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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