New Skydiving Record
I saw this on Spanish TV but it was fresh enough that there was nothing on the net - then somehow it slipped my mind.
Now, thanks to Technology Underground blog I am reminded that the world record for number of skydivers in formation was smashed the other day.
Earlier this month, 400 skydivers from 31 countries set a world record for the largest connected formation skydive.A new world skydiving record - how often does that happen?
Well all the time actually.
As more and more people take up skydiving the pool of people willing to make such attempts, and who can do so safely, will grow and grow.
I don't know what the upper limit for this kind of formation is - I suppose it has to do with time falling vs distance flying to the target link-up space.
There must be an upper limit on how many planes can safely cruise the sky dropping skydivers - and an upper limit of the number of skydivers carried - and there is certainly a limit to the height they can be dropped from unless they use oxygen.
Interesting questions - anyone out there in the skydiving community got any ideas about this?
What is the possible upper limit for skydiving formation team size and what factors most influence these limits?
Will we see bigger and bigger teams in the future?
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