If the plane makes a sharp turn or pulls up, the boom will hit the ground in front of the aircraft. From the perspective of the aircraft, the boom appears to be swept backwards as it travels away from the aircraft. When the aircraft exceeds the speed of sound, these pressure waves combine and form shock waves which travel forward from the generation or "release" point.Īs an aircraft flies at supersonic speeds it is continually generating shock waves, dropping sonic boom along its flight path, similar to someone dropping objects from a moving vehicle. An aircraft traveling through the atmosphere continuously produces air-pressure waves similar to the water waves caused by a ship's bow. It is caused by an object moving faster than sound - about 750 miles per hour at sea level. Watch this point of view where Felix stands at the edge of his capsule and jumps.Sonic boom is an impulsive noise similar to thunder. More than 35 cameras captured the entire Red Bull Stratos mission. Mike Todd, Red Bull Stratos Life Support Engineer ''On the way up without even opening the capsule door you can find yourself in a life or death situation. ' I would love it if there was a young guy sitting next to me asking what my advice is, wanting to break my record.' And who know, maybe one day, someone will… When asked what he was planning to do next, his student and No.1 fan simply confessed that he still aspires to take his place: ' Honestly I want to inspire the next generation,' said Baumgartner. Joe Kittinger hasn’t altogether been outdone though, as he still holds the record for the longest freefall. Within the 4min and 20sec timeframe, he became the first human to break the speed of sound in a freefall, breaking the record for the highest free-fall altitude and highest manned balloon flight as well. In the end though, his landing on the New Mexico dessert was pure perfection and the seasoned skydiver remained conscious throughout his supersonic fall. For 35 seconds he span out of control due to last-minute trouble with his visor heater. ' It's like swimming without touching the water' he said afterwards. ' Our guardian angel will take care of you now.' Dangling from a 55-story balloon, Baumgartner disconnected himself from his capsule and leaped into space. ' There it is the world is out there,' he told his protégé. The former air force pilot was the only person who could talk to Baumgartner as he looked down on a black sky, ready for his historic sky dive. Although the fearless Austrian spent a lifetime eyeing that record and five years preparing for the historic Stratos mission (sponsored by Red Bull and manned by a staff of 200), he would never have gotten there if it wasn’t for Joe Kittinger himself! jumper, skydiver and all-around adventurer Felix Baumgartner, became the only supersonic human on earth, making good on the 'Born to Fly' promise tattooed across his arm. The biggest unknown we face is that nobody has transited the sound barrier without the aid of an aircraft.' That up until this past Sunday. 'This is a calculated risk, you understand the risks that you know about, but there are always unknowns.
'There is a reason my record has stood for so long,' Kittinger proudly states. And for 52 years, nobody could challenge his reign. For on August 16, 1960, he executed the highest balloon ascent, highest parachute jump and longest drogue-fall, thereby becoming the fastest human being to penetrate the atmosphere. However, the reality is that he only managed to conquer the skies because his 84-year-old mentor Joe Kittinger virtually pushed him out of the capsule door.īut let’s take things from the top: Colonel Joe Kittinger, an ace jet pilot who spent 11 months in a North Vietnamese prison during the Vietnam War, originally set an enviable record. Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound by jumping from the highest altitude anyone has ever dared freefall from, 39,045 meters above ground, which would place him squarely inside the stratosphere! Baumgartner is no spring chicken: at 43 years of age, he’s unquestionably in excellent shape.
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