A lonnnnng fall.

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From: David Cohn
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1985 22:58

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   I remember hearing recently that the record for the longest freefall
was set from something like 100,000 feet with a pressure suit and oxygen.
Supposedly, at that altitude, terminal velocity is high enough so that
the instruments attached to this brave soul registered him approaching the
speed of sound.
   Does anyone have details of this jump ( who, when, why, how did they get
him up that high, how fast, how long, did it really happen?). Not that I'm
planning on beating his/her record, I'm just a bit curious.
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-pablo

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From: pablo@uw-june (David Cohn)
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Subject: A lonnnnng fall.
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Date: Thu, 7-Nov-85 17:58:18 EST
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