2006-12-11 04:54:32 · 7 answers · asked by ki ki 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
I have heard of people sky diving and their parachutes not opening and surviving, but are extremely injured and its extremely rare! I would suggest you not try jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. But I would suggest sky diving, I've done it twice and can not wait to do it again!
2006-12-11 06:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least three airmen survived free falls of around 20,000 ft (6,000 m) without a parachute in the Second World War; Lt. I.M. Chisov was a Russian bomber pilot, Sgt. Alan Magee was an American gunner on a B-17, and Sgt. Nicholas Alkemade was a British gunner on a Lancaster bomber. It is estimated that a person free falling in the "box" position reaches a terminal velocity of around 120 mph (200 km/h) after a fall of just 1,000 ft (300 m), so the additional 19,000 ft (5,700 m) doesn't make these falls that much more dangerous, apart from the lack of oxygen at high altitude. All three men lost consciousness during their falls, and two of them landed on terrain covered in deep snow, which was probably a significant factor in the survivability of the falls.
Vesna Vulović, a flight attendant from Yugoslavia, survived a fall from 10,160 m (33,330 ft) when the DC-9 airplane she was traveling in blew up over Srbská Kamenice, Czechoslovakia, on January 26, 1972. She remained strapped into her flight attendant's seat in the tail section of the plane, which remained attached to the washrooms. The assembly struck the snow-covered flank of a mountain. A terrorist bomb was thought to be the cause. Vulović broke both legs and was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down. No other passengers survived.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-fall
Free fall Research Page:
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffresearch.html
An interview with a man obsessed with people who have fallen from great heights. 1.5 mb file
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/cbcinterview.mp3
Long fall survival report - stories that the guy above received after giving that interview. 2.3 mb file
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/cbcinterview2.mp3
2006-12-11 05:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it has been done but the folks who did it have been severely injured yet somehow survived. This is rare but it has happened. I would not reccomend trying it unless the plane hasn't taken off yet. The odds are definitely against survival. I had an Uncle who slipped on a curb going into the streetr and fell and broke his neck, the six inch drop killed him. And people have died falling from second story windows. Thousands of feet up, the probability of death is naturally greater.
2006-12-11 05:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by Robert P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, if the plane in question is off and on the ground and you´re inside it... Ok, just open the door and jump, I guarantee you´re not gonna get hurt. You´ll live. Regards, Gabriel.
2006-12-11 04:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Mythbusters, yes. You would have to find a way to use and inflate the raft though. if you can manage to get the raft to inflate while in the air, you would be able to gently float down like a parachute. Other than that, I am not to sure if there is a way. Thanks!
2006-12-11 05:08:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can jump out of the plane and you'll live, but it's the whole hitting the ground thing that is what's gonna get ya
2006-12-11 06:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by Starry Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is on the ground
2006-12-11 05:08:18 · answer #7 · answered by Carrie W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋