Originally posted by big max 1935
You might check with AMA as I think they & the FAI had to have observers for record attempts.I think he also held endurance & possibly speed record at one time also, hope this helps. >>>>>MAX
Hi MAX,
I'll ask some of the skydivers at Mc Guire AFB.
They may be able to give me some info on it.
I do know that a Capt. Joe Kittinger made a 102,300 feet jump from a balloon but the FAI refused to give him credit because he used a 8 foot drag chute to keep him form going into a spin that would have killed him.
His top speed was clocked at 613 MPH.
A guy in Bricktown NJ tried to break the recored because Kittinger was only 700 feet from what was called the edge of space.
The young Guy tried to bleed off some O2 and was not able to reseal the face plate.
The ground grew heard him say help and they released him via remote control but he suffered to much brain damage from lack of O2 and died 3 days later
