Fearjoburg 0 #1 October 16, 2012 Hi there The newspapers here is SA report that Felix was the first man to break the sound barrier. I was under the impression it was Kittinger? Thanks for the your answers in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 October 16, 2012 No, Col. Joe Kittinger did not break the sound barrier. He had a 988 km/h max speed, which made him the fastest, but still subsonic. Don't forget he had a drogue scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 October 17, 2012 In his own words. Sparky "An hour and thirty-one minutes after launch, my pressure altimeter halts at 103,300 feet. At ground control the radar altimeters also have stopped-on readings of 102,800 feet, the figure that we later agree upon as the more reliable. It is 7 o'clock in the morning, and I have reached float altitude …. Though my stabilization chute opens at 96,000 feet, I accelerate for 6,000 feet more before hitting a peak of 614 miles an hour, nine-tenths the speed of sound at my altitude."My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
