Skydiving is quite the story and the facts are very interesting. Actually the story dates back to Leonardo Da Vinci, in 1485 when he designed the plans for the first parachute. It was June 26, 2000, Adrian Nicholas jumped with an exact replica of the model, and Da Vinci had a successful landing. The parachute weighed 187 pounds and is of rope, canvas and wood. However, there was a jump from 10,000 feet to 7,000 feet Nicholas cutting and with a normalParachute to complete his journey around the earth.
Here are some facts that might interest other skydiving:
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1918 began an air war's first Infantry was the first to go to air. It 'was the cancellation of a U.S. military unit composed of a bomber in the skies above the city of Metz. This was the result of Lewis H. Brereton, a young soldier on the staff of General Billy Mitchell.
The second highest parachute jump in August 1960 by Captain Kittinger occurred almost102 to 800 meters. The free fall lasted more than 4 minutes in which the speed of free fall Kittinger was nearly 715 miles hour. It 'was at 18,000 feet when his parachute opened. This is what it means in a mode of free fall for about 85,000 meters.
3 There have been cases in which military aircraft that went into the water and its pilots have used parachutes to save their lives. They used their parachutes and was dragged under water by adding parachutes to the activation of their livesLife jackets.
4 The lower third combat jump took place in July 1944 to 175 meters, which happened to be an error altimeter. A total of two aircraft made the mistake. The lowest expected combat jump of 250 feet was in Crete.
5 The mass jump was 143 meters more tactical.
6, which can show any of all ages, parachutes, a 92-year-old man sporting an artificial knee has a solo jump from Cleveland, Ohio. It weighed only 105 pounds, had fake knee, and a hearing aid. He jumped to 3,500Feet. Tandem skydiving is the oldest bridge is 100 years old, in October 1999. A woman 90 years his birthday he wanted to show that age is just a number to appear. She has gone from 12,000 feet.
7 The youngest was four years old paratrooper. Here, too, shows that all ages can skip individual. The jump was a tandem jump, the course and the jump was made at 10,000 feet.
8 To show how the groups can have a good time on February 6, 2004, joined a group of 357 hands and remained inEducation for 6 seconds 7 Essay on Takhli, Thailand.
9 You must create not worry about the free fall that are "heart attack-inducing" emotional roller-coaster fall. The feeling is really like a piece of furniture and air resistance produces a degree of support. Free fall is like a man on the run. The air flow is constant and makes maneuvers that make a lot of fun.
10 On May 20, 2001, broke the world record Michael Zang, 500The jumps in one day. This meant his jumps are performed in cycles had less than 3 minutes, and he supplemented these jumps from 2,100 feet.
Here are some facts for your safety:
• About 2 million parachute jumps occur each year. The average number of dead is 35 and who is less than 1% of the jumps that take place.
• There is really no age requirement, but it is recommended that individuals at the age of about 18 It 'also important that the jumper isgood health. As shown above with the 92, 90 and horses jumping 100 years, there is no upper limit.
• The cost for the sky dive is usually made of costs for jumping and all the equipment necessary to make the jump.
• The jolt from the parachute is not painful and can be controlled to steer the parachute to your landing site desired. So if you are somewhat out of the way, you can get back on track.
• The landing is a soft landing. GentlyGround up and go out as you are united by a curb.
• There are a number of safeguards created. You have your main parachute, which is larger in a tandem jump, and you have the parachute, the parachute that versions of the teacher immediately after the jump is to slow the pace. Prevented from jumping to slow the strongest, so for the classroom. Slowing down also means to take the plunge and enjoy a little 'less forscary.
• It takes about 10 or 15 jumps before a student can go without a teacher. Some require more than the jump before it safe enough to take to the skies only.
These are all great facts to know for sure that your first tandem parachute jump, or you are an experienced jumper.
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