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Gary Connery's Wingsuit Landing without using a Parachute

Gary Connery

Gary Connery's Wingsuit Landing without using a Parachute

Stuntman Gary Connery jumps from a helicopter at 2,400 feet in a wingsuit and lands without a parachute on a runway of stacked cardboard boxes, the first such landing.

Cited as an example of how padding can allow survival of very high-speed impacts.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2015–2022

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  • Sports & athletics
  • Aviation & aerospace engineering
  • Magic, puzzles & curiosities

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