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He was a Man
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
RIP Col. Joe Kittinger, free-fall record holder
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foggydogg
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RIP Col. Joe Kittinger, free-fall record holder
His last jump, from almost 103,000 feet, was the record for 52 years.
Open gondola. Yes, it took a really long time to get up there. Rumored to have broken the speed of sound during descent (keep in mind that number is a variable, depending on pressure altitude among other things.)
He was a Man
(Don't know if this link has a shelf life.)
https://wapo.st/3BoJKkP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
Open gondola. Yes, it took a really long time to get up there. Rumored to have broken the speed of sound during descent (keep in mind that number is a variable, depending on pressure altitude among other things.)
He was a Man
(Don't know if this link has a shelf life.)
https://wapo.st/3BoJKkP
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
69 1800s, @500k Death by Rust
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
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1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
94 850 Turbo, T-boned, ambulance for me, crusher for it
97 855 T5, 855 R projects
98 V70R x2, Silver Junkyard rescue, Coral Red
98 V70GLT x2, parts cars
00 V70xc x2, both now dead
62 122s, gone to live in Richmond
56 445 Duett basket project
1950 Studebaker 2R10 flatbed, T9 crashbox
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BlackBart
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How did they solve the temperature issue? Last jet I was on the seatback screen showed it was 70-some degrees below zero, and that’s at 1/3 the height.
Oh, EDIT>>>>> "Pilot gear: David Clark MC-3 partial pressure suit with layers of insulating and electrically-heated garments plus biomedical sensors."
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit ... r-gondola/
Oh, EDIT>>>>> "Pilot gear: David Clark MC-3 partial pressure suit with layers of insulating and electrically-heated garments plus biomedical sensors."
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit ... r-gondola/
ex-1984 245T wagon
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty
1994 850T5 wagon
2004 XC70 wagon BlackBetty