Freefall Luke Aikins is a professional skydiver who has achieved more than 18,000 jumps. He has also recorded aerial stunts for movies, (such as Iron Man 3 and Godzilla.) He mad history last July by jumping without a parachute from an altitude of 7,620 meters. He reached speeds of about 190 kilometers, (118 miles,) per hour. Another team of skydivers dived with him to record for a live TV broadcast.
Before he did the stunt, he had to make sure he could hit the net. He explained that when you jump out of a moving plane, the skydiver has a forward momentum. Momentum shows how difficult it is to stop a moving object. Aikins needed to guide himself into the net. During the jump, Aikins adjusted his path to go towards the net. Before he landed,
Before he did the stunt, he had to make sure he could hit the net. He explained that when you jump out of a moving plane, the skydiver has a forward momentum. Momentum shows how difficult it is to stop a moving object. Aikins needed to guide himself into the net. During the jump, Aikins adjusted his path to go towards the net. Before he landed,