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Heaven Sent Sky Dive Without a Parachute

Heaven Sent Sky Dive Without a Parachute. Don Day DayWeather, Inc. Concept. Sky dive with no parachute Stunt had been conceived a long time ago Considered using a large slide system Net system designed and tested. Luke Aikins. Red Bull Air Force Consultant

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Heaven Sent Sky Dive Without a Parachute

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  1. Heaven SentSky Dive Without a Parachute Don Day DayWeather, Inc.

  2. Concept • Sky dive with no parachute • Stunt had been conceived a long time ago • Considered using a large slide system • Net system designed and tested

  3. Luke Aikins • Red Bull Air Force • Consultant • Felix Baumgartner’s trainer on Red Bull Stratos

  4. Felix Baumgartner – Red Bull Stratos

  5. Dr. Gervais

  6. Netting System • Each 1.875-inch square of the Dyneema rope can hold 826 pounds of force on its own, but the material doesn’t stretch. Instead, four compressed air cylinders stationed near the cranes and connected to the Fly Trap via rope and pulleys will cushion Aikins’ impact.

  7. Net System

  8. Cranes

  9. Cranes

  10. Weather station on top of crane

  11. PAPI Runway Guidance System

  12. PAPI Runway Guidance System

  13. PAPI Guidance System • Aikins devised an intricate system of PAPI lights (short for Precision Approach Path Indicators), which are commonly used to guide planes on runway landings

  14. PAPI Guidance System • If Aikins sees a red light, he’ll know he is outside the Fly Trap and must shift his trajectory toward the middle of the square. • He will also wear headphones that emit a series of beeps—slowly if he is outside the square, faster if he is near the center—to help guide him toward the target. 

  15. Location – Big Sky Ranch – Simi Valley, CA

  16. Location – Big Sky Ranch – Simi Valley, CA

  17. Weather • Wind Direction and wind speed critical • Data needed from 25,000 feet to the surface • No low clouds • Good visibility

  18. Smog!

  19. Mission Control

  20. Drama • One day before jump • Screen Actors Guild (SAG) • Had to wear parachute or “else”

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