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Parachuting Records - Technical Library - Blue Sky Adventures SkydivingWorld's largest freefall formation: 400. This record was set February 8, 2006 in Udon Thani, Thailand.Don Kellner holds the record for the most parachute jumps, with a total of over 36,000 jumps. Cheryl Stearns (USA) holds the record for the most parachute descents by a woman, with a total of 15,560 in August 2003. Capt. Joe W. Kittinger achieved the highest parachute jump in history on August 16, 1960 as part of a United States Air Force program testing high-altitude escape systems. Wearing a pressure suit, Capt. Kittinger ascended for an hour and a half in an open gondola attached to a balloon to an altitude of 102,800 feet, where he then jumped. The fall lasted more than 13 minutes, during which Capt. Kittinger reached speeds exceeding 600 miles per hour. The air in the upper atmosphere is less dense and thus leads to lower air-resistance and a much higher terminal velocity. Jay Stokes holds the record for most parachute descents in a single day at 640. Hildegarde Ferrea is the oldest person to have completed a skydive jump - at the age of 99 years old. She completed her tandem jump on February 17, 1996 at Dillingham Field in Oahu, Hawaii. |
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