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Contents 1 Query on speed, moved from article page 2 What about... 3 Flat spin? 4 Confusion over records 5 his hand 6 Height

[edit] Query on speed, moved from article page

Article says:

in later interviews, Kittinger put his top speed at 714 mph (1,149 km/h)

Query was:

was actual statement 620 knots? if so, state it and round appropriately in conversions

Quote from this interview with Joseph Kittinger:

At about 90,000 feet, I reached 714mph. The altimeter on my wrist was unwinding very rapidly. But there was no sense of speed.

Gandalf61 13:53, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What about...

What happened to the balloons? Wasn't someone recently trying to break this record? Rmhermen 18:22, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Flat spin?

The articles says a body in free-fall will go into a "flat spin". Is this a correct use of the term? In aerodynamics, a spin describes a very specific stable configuration where both wings are stalled and the aircraft is autorotating. Is this an accurate portrayal of what's going on in this situation? -- RoySmith (talk) 23:02, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Confusion over records

There seems to be some confusion over the records. Victor Prather and Malcolm Ross (balloonist) still hold the record for the highest balloon ascent (approx 113,000 feet), which is higher than Kissinger's ascent, but Kissinger still holds the record for the highest parachute deployment, as he opened his parachute at 17,000 feet, rather than the 10,000 feet for Prather and Ross. At least that is, I think, what is causing the confusion. Can someone check this and tidy up the Prather, Ross, Kissinger and Excelsior articles so they are consistent? Carcharoth 14:52, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

This is a question but i belive he holds the record for highest SOLO balloon assent. is this correct? thank you to anyone who responds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.195.131.189 (talk) 02:28, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] his hand

Article should state what caused the severe pain in his hand exactly and what were the lasting effects, if any. Tempshill (talk) 03:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Height

112,000 feet doesn't necessarily mean that much (it's too big to really comprehend) - can the heights also be given in miles and kilometres? Neıl ☎ 19:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)