Amazing moment Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Amazing moment Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier
Engineers analysing the data from Felix Baumgartner's jump from 128,100 feet above the earth believe they have pinpointed the sound the first man to break the sound barrier made.
Engineers on the project have released video footage containing a clearly audible 'sonic boom' created by the daredevil.
Staff on the project can be heard discussing the sound which they appear to believe is the stuntman.
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Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out from the capsule. 34 seconds later, he broke the sound barrier - and researchers now believe they have pinpointed to sonic boom in recordings
After jumping from 128,100 feet above the Earth for the Red Bull Stratos mission, Felix Baumgartner broke the speed of sound after 34 seconds of free fall, ultimately accelerating to as high as 833.9 mph, or mach 1.24.
A team of experts has been analyzing the soundtrack from video footage shot at the exact instant Baumgartner went supersonic and believe they have captured the noise of the first human being breaking the speed of sound.
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