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Old August 3rd 03, 12:13 AM
Richard Brooks
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Dav1936531 wrote:
From: (robert arndt)


http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...841794%5E401,0
0.html Rob


I saw video of this guy flying his rig on ABC news. Jumped from
somewhere around 30K using oxygen and a specially heated suit.

Since we were discussing glide ratios earlier, I fail to believe he
would have made it that far if his wing set-up was made of lead. He'd
have been feeding the sharks at the bottom of the channel faster then
a speeding bullet.



Nah, all the channel traffic killed them off thousands of years ago! ;-)



Richard.


 




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