WORLD RECORD FOR PARACHUTE JUMP
DELAYED OPENING FROM 30,400 FEET (Rec. 8.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 24. Mr Arthur Starnes, laden with 851 b of equipment and scientific instruments, jumped from an altitude of 30,400 ft at Harvery, Illinois, and, opening his parachute at 1500 ft, landed safely in four and a-half minutes. This is claimed to be a world’s record for a delayed opening jump. : I Mr Starnes used two parachutes. He said the temperature of 25 degrees below zero in the upper atmosphere froze his goggles when he left the plane. He was thus unable to see the altimeter and had to squint towards the ground for the purpose of judging when to open the parachutes. He wore an oxygen apparatus and an electric-ally-heated suit- . . . The authorities desired to know what would happen if stratosphere pilots were obliged to bail out. He carried a cardiograph recording his heart action. ' ■ . - - ■ .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19411027.2.61
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 24576, 27 October 1941, Page 6
Word Count
151WORLD RECORD FOR PARACHUTE JUMP Southland Times, Issue 24576, 27 October 1941, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in