World Record Broken by Daredevil Sky Divers!
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World Record Broken by Daredevil Sky Divers!Posted by: killershark
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World Record Broken by Daredevil Sky Divers!Posted by: xtrasparkWorld Record Broken by Daredevil Sky Divers!
The 71 divers from across the world assembled in the largest ever mid-air formation in the short history of wing-suiting - a variation on skydiving in which participants wear specially designed suits that slow down their fall to the ground.The "wings" on wing-suits also allow the wearer to gain more control over their fall, giving them the sensation of flying horizontally as well as dropping vertically.
The group, who smashed the previous record of 16 wing-suiters, jumped from planes at 14,500 ft. They travelled almost three miles in a few minutes, moving at horizontal speeds of 100 mph and vertical speeds of 68 mph and were positioned just three metres apart.They spent five days practising for the world record attempt, going through 30 dry-runs before the main event on Wednesday.
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