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On July 30, 2016, Aikins jumped from an aircraft without any parachute or wingsuit at an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,620 m) above Simi Valley, California, watched by a live audience. After about two minutes of free fall he successfully landed in a 100-by-100-foot (30 by 30 m) net. Ivan Chisov: 23,000 7,000 [1] 1942
In 1985, The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Vulović as the world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 metres (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi). She was thus officially acknowledged as having surpassed the records of other fall survivors, such as Alan Magee , Juliane Koepcke , Nicholas Alkemade , and Ivan ...
Luke Aikins (born November 21, 1973) [1] is an American professional skydiver, BASE jumper, pilot, and aerial photographer.He is the first person to intentionally dive from mid-tropospheric altitude and land safely without a parachute or a wingsuit and the second skydiver to intentionally jump and safely land without using a parachute.
Jumping out of a plane 25,000 feet in the air without a parachute is one of those things you simply shouldn't try at home. Skydiver sets record for highest jump without a parachute Skip to main ...
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A 30-year-old skydiver is injured but alive after her parachute failed to deploy, causing her to fall more than 5,000 feet to the ground. Canadian news outlet CBC first reported the incident ...
People who have survived free fall or other falls of great height without using a parachute or similar device. Pages in category "Fall survivors" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
During a parachute jump on Easter Sunday 2015, both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. She fell 4,000 ft (1,200 m) to the ground. She survived the fall despite life-threatening injuries [1] because she landed on a soft, newly ploughed field. [2] It was the second attempt on her life in less than a week. [2]