First person to intentionally skydive and land without a parachute or a wingsuit and survive
Spouse
Monica Lee Aikins[2]
Children
Logan (son)[3]
Luke Aikins (born November 21, 1973)[1] is an American professional skydiver, BASE jumper, pilot, and aerial photographer. He is the first person to intentionally dive from mid-tropospheric altitude and land safely without a parachute or a wingsuit and the second skydiver to intentionally jump and safely land without using a parachute.[4][5][6]
Aikins is affiliated with Red Bull.[7]
^ ab"Luke Aikins". Red Bull. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^Dunlap, Tiare (July 26, 2016). "Meet the Husband and Father Who's Skydiving from 25,000 Feet Without a Parachute". People. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^"Skydiver Luke Aikins makes parachute-free jump". CBS News. July 30, 2016.
^Rogers, John (July 31, 2016). "Skydiver becomes first person to jump and land without chute, a net was used". The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^"Skydiver to jump from plane without a parachute on live TV". The Guardian. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
^Rogers, John (August 4, 2016). "Skydiver becomes first person to jump and land without chute". Herald-Review.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^Pool, Michael Clark (October 26, 2021). "Luke Aikins". Red Bull. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
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