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  2. Evel Knievel - Wikipedia

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    Later, Knievel adjusted the blue stripes to a V-shape (the first version of the V-shape was also used in the 1971 film's final jump). For the remainder of his career, variants of the V-shaped white-starred jumpsuit would be a constant, including a special nylon/canvas flight suit that matched his white leathers for the X-2 jump.

  3. Wingsuit flying - Wikipedia

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    Wingsuit BASE: (1) Exit (2) Flight (3) Deployment (4) Landing. As suit technology and pilot skill have improved, wingsuit BASE jumpers have learned to control their flight so that they can fly within several meters of terrain. “Proximity flying” is the practice of flying a wingsuit close to the faces and ridges of mountains.

  4. List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying - Wikipedia

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    Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...

  5. Dean Potter - Wikipedia

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    Potter climbed many new routes and completed many solo ascents in Yosemite and Patagonia. He free-solo climbed a small part of El Capitan in Yosemite, where he pioneered a route he called Easy Rider by climbing down the slabby upper pitches of the route Lurking Fear (hardest moves rated grade 5.10a) and then traversed Thanksgiving Ledge to complete the last six pitches and six hundred feet of ...

  6. OSU QB Devin Brown's hobbies include cliff jumping, flying ...

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    Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown pushed Kyle McCord for the starter's job two games into the 2023 season. After that, the team mainly used Brown as a red zone quarterback, a job he performed ...

  7. Take a style cue from Luke Skywalker with Columbia's latest ...

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    The Skywalker Pilot Ski Suit ($500) — One-piece fully insulated suit includes detailed patches, hidden blueprint graphics of R2-D2 and the T-65 X-wing Starfighter, and secret messages in the ...

  8. Richard Browning (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Gravity Industries was recognized by Guinness World Record for the fastest flight in a body-controlled jet suit in November 2019 at 85 mph (135 kmph). [ 6 ] Gravity Industries received a $640,000 investment from Tim Draper and Adam Draper after the first public demonstration outside Draper Associates & Boost VC offices at Hero City in San Mateo.

  9. Driver miraculously survives after flying off cliff, landing ...

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    Driver miraculously survives after flying off cliff, landing on beach after police pursuit. Patrick Reilly. November 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM.