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Stuntman Garry Connery demonstrated the efficacy of what you're describing when he jumped from a helicopter at 2,400 feet (730 metres) and steered himself using
by oska 7y ago
Stuntman Garry Connery demonstrated the efficacy of what you're describing when he jumped from a helicopter at 2,400 feet (730 metres) and steered himself using a wingsuit onto a runway of vertically stacked cardboard boxes. [1]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEP8juRSBRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEP8juRSBRo
> At approximately 200 feet (61 m) over the landing strip, he changed the configuration of his wingsuit so as to decrease the gliding and vertical (falling) components of his velocity to 50 mph (80 km/h) and 15 mph (24 km/h) respectively. [2]
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Connery#World's_first_wingsuit_landing_without_a_parachute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Connery#World's_first_win...
- bscphil 7y agoYep! 15 mph falling is survivable. His total velocity was 52.2 mph on impact - if all that had been straight into the ground it's doubtful that even the thick layer of cardboard boxes would have prevented injury. Without a wingsuit you're not going to get ratios that good, but every bit helps, and if you can hit a sloped surface with any accuracy your survival chances go up significantly.
- thom 7y agoI guess this is an argument for always having a towel with you.