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Old 31st January 2006 | 14:06
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Conan the Librarian
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The highest parachute jump, if I remember correctly, was from roughly 102,000 feet by the Spams in about 1960. although there was a small stabilising drogue, there was talk that the jumper (Joe Kittinger?) was supersonic for a very short time, though this seems a bit contentious to me.

In fact, a quick Google (the curiosity got me) suggests this as a useful link. Hope it helps

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/...atiHayek.shtml

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