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Highest falls survived without a parachute

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This article attempts to list of the highest falls survived without a parachute. Some heights are difficult to verify due to lack of documentation and...

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Niagara Falls

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Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the combined falls have the highest flow rate of any waterfall in North America that has a vertical drop of more than 50 m (160 ft)...

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Red Bull Stratos

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stratosphere over New Mexico, United States, in a helium balloon before free falling in a pressure suit and then parachuting to Earth. The total jump, from leaving...

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Nick Piantanida

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amateur parachute jumper who reached 123,500 feet (37,600 meters; 23.39 miles) with his Strato Jump II balloon on February 2, 1966, flying a crewed balloon...

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Joseph Kittinger

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Kittinger's record for the highest ascent was broken in 1961 by Malcolm Ross and Victor Prather. His records for highest parachute jump and fastest velocity...

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Shoshone Falls

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Shoshone Falls (/ʃoʊˈʃoʊn/) is a waterfall in the western United States, on the Snake River in south-central Idaho, approximately three miles (5 km) northeast...

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Suicide by jumping from height

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patterns. The highest documented suicide jump was by skydiver Charles "Nish" Bruce, who killed himself by leaping without a parachute from an airplane...

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Bear Grylls

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vertebrae. At 16,000 feet, his fall is one of the highest ever to be survived without a functional parachute. In 2004, Grylls was awarded the honorary rank...

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First Special Service Force

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McQueen, the senior Canadian member, broke his leg during parachute training, the highest ranking Canadian in the force was Lieutenant Colonel Don Williamson...

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Ira Hayes

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April as Company K, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment of the I Marine Amphibious Corps. The 3rd Parachute Battalion was shipped to...

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List of sole survivors of aviation accidents and incidents

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Book of Records she holds the record for surviving the highest fall without a parachute at 10,160 metres (33,330 ft) from JAT Flight 367. Some controversy...

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List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century

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when his parachute failed to open during a 1,500-foot delayed jump at the start of the circus. August 9 – North Montana State Fair (Great Falls, Montana)...

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Rain

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buns; very large ones are shaped like parachutes. Contrary to popular belief, their shape does not resemble a teardrop. The biggest raindrops on Earth...

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Flying and gliding animals

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limited gliding or parachuting). A number of primates have been suggested to have adaptations that allow limited gliding or parachuting: sifakas, indris...

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Lunar Landing Research Vehicle

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about a half second. From the ground, it was sufficient to propel the seat and pilot to an altitude of about 250 feet (80 m) where the pilot's parachute could...

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Evel Knievel

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Canyon in Idaho using a rocket-powered cycle called the Skycycle X-2. The jump failed due to a parachute malfunction, but Knievel survived with minor injuries...

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Crash Landing on You

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February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021. "Crash Landing On You: parachute into this addictively romantic South Korean soap opera". The Guardian...

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Ranger School

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members of Ranger Class 13–71 (Desert) donned MC1-1 parachutes, boarded a C-130 aircraft and parachuted into the White Sands Missile Range. Upon formal integration...

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September 1974

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steam-powered rocket. Although Knievel cleared the canyon, a premature parachute deployment caused the rocket to drift back to the launch side, landing...

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Ernst Udet

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eventually became a notable flying ace of World War I, scoring 62 confirmed victories. The highest scoring German fighter pilot to survive that war, and the...

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The Troubles

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two teenagers, a grandson of Mountbatten and a local boatman. That same day, eighteen British soldiers, mostly members of the Parachute Regiment, were...

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Casualties of the September 11 attacks

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Twin Towers survived and either saved themselves or were rescued. Nobody who was in the South Tower at the time of its collapse survived. The last survivor...

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Godzilla Minus One

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apart. The crew celebrates as Shikishima ejects before the explosion and parachutes to safety, having remembered that Tachibana showed him an ejection seat...

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