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Ivan Chisov
- th0ma5 7y agoReminds me of an American but I can't remember who that survived a severe thunderstorm?
- dmix 7y ago> for a month his condition was considered critical. Despite his injuries, he was able to fly again three months later. Wow, that's dedication. He had the perfect excuse to not fight and he went back into a super-dangerous job. I guess the war and flying in combat missions can be the most exciting thing for some people in these (often) rural people's lives. Plus the need to defend your country/people from a very real threat.
- thrower123 7y agoWorth noting, this was still early in 1942 when the NKVD would shoot you in broad daylight for openly expressing sentiments that were not irrationally patriotic.
- keiferski 7y agoDon’t know why this is downvoted. It was indeed probably safer in a plane than back home with the NKVD.
- gdy 7y ago"flying in combat missions can be the most exciting thing for some people in these (often) rural people's lives" Is there anything in your sophisticated city life that is more exciting than flying in combat? Or even comparable?
- ken 7y agoThat's rather disparaging. Unless you're drawing from some other source, it sounds like you're putting words in his mouth. Couldn't it also be as simple as "Let me do my job, which I'm trained to do"? You try not doing your job for 3 months and see how you feel. Not everyone doing a dangerous job is just looking for an excuse to quit.
- duxup 7y agoIs it possible to maintain consciousness jumping from that heigh without another air supply?
- mrexroad 7y ago> Due to the thin atmosphere at that altitude, however, he lost consciousness and was unable to pull the rip cord.
- duxup 7y agoWell that is what made me ask. I was wondering if it was possible at all.
- mrexroad 7y agoAh, my bad. Likely dependent on the individual. Found this [0] interesting as it’s focused on aviation rather than climbing: > 10,000 feet. Night vision is now degraded by 15-25 percent. The blood saturation has dropped to 90 percent and your brain is receiving the absolute minimum supply of oxygen. This is the absolute highest altitude at which you should haveany trust at all in your own performance although your judgment is already severely compromised. Euphoria will prevent true self-assessment of your abilities. Physical hypoxic symptoms such as tingling and headache may not become apparent for four hours ormore at this altitude, although judgment has long gone by the wayside. Above 10,000 feetblood oxygen saturation and performance degrade steeply. > 14,000 feet. Blood oxygen saturation is down to a dangerous85%. You will be increasingly disabled at this altitude. Vision will dim. You willexperience serious degradation of judgment, memory and thought. The impairment of judgmentwill leave you feeling just fine and confident in your performance, however. If hypoxia isnot recognized and corrected at this stage of impairment, it is unlikely that it will berecognized. You are in serious danger. 16,000 feet. Only 2,000 feet higher than the last assessment, but you will behave as though you had ingested a full load of gin and tonics. Your blood oxygen saturation will have dropped to 79 percent and you will be seriously disabled. Youwill be euphoric, belligerent, disoriented or perhaps all three. You will be irrational,unreliable and dangerous. If you are alone, your chances of survival are decreasingrapidly. > 18,000 feet. At this altitude you are incapable of any usefulfunction although you may still feel great! Blood saturation has fallen to 71 percent andyour brain is suffering. You will pass out in about 30 minutes. > 20,000 feet. If you have not already collapsed, it will not belong now. Five to 15 minutes is about the time of useful consciousness at this altitude and prolonged exposure can result in death. Blood saturation has dropped to 71%. > 25,000 feet. Forget it! Blood saturation has now dropped to lethal levels. Time of useful consciousness is three to six minutes with death followingnot long after that. Above this altitude, suffering a rapid decompression may also result in a condition divers know as the bends and various other pressure related maladies. Remember, this is only HALF as high as some modern civilian aircraft are certified to fly! [0] https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/when-humans-fly-high-what-pilots-should-know-about-high-altitude-physiology-hypoxia-and-rapid-decompression/ https://www.avweb.com/flight-safety/when-humans-fly-high-wha...
- fireattack 7y agoThere is also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_Vulovi%C4%87
- unixhero 7y agoThat's a really depressing read
- thewizardofaus 7y agoI perhaps wonder if he survived due to his unconcious state. Similar concept to how drunk drivers generally suffer less injuries due to their body being relaxed upon impact.
- prograhammer 7y agoI'm wondering if the snow cushioned his fall.
- GhettoMaestro 7y agoVery interesting story. Totally unrelated, but when I was 20 I witnessed a friend of mine hit a curb while riding his crotch rocket at over 110mph. He flew for a good 75 to 100 feet in the air and landed on very-long (uncut) damp grass. Concrete surrounded the small portion of grass (located between the sidewalk and the parking lot). Anyways, he was knocked out, life-flighted, and I thought he was surely dead. He ended up with nothing more than a bruised rib, released 12 hours later. Oh, and a totaled motorcycle + life-flight bill :). When the cops came to try to gather evidence of street racing or other type activities we pulled the routine of "yeah we didn't see what happened - was looking the other way unfortunately, officer". He had suffered enough for that episode.
- RealityVoid 7y agoSo, I see this is a hot topic on hn. So I recommend http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffresearch.html http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffresearch.html While this is exciting, it is not singular.