Re: HAHO

[Mike Fortey <forteymj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 --- MathesonT@aol.com wrote: > >Ok, I've got a
question. It's not really about HAHO
> I guess, because the 
> >altitude the person would jump out of the plane is
> about 30km ;)  I know 
> >that there are parachutes developed for these
> heights, so I mainly want to 
> >know what the temperatures would do to a person in
> normal business 
> >clothing. 

Temperature at 30,000ish feet is normally around -35C
to -40C. Remember wind-chill as well due to falling.
Definatly time for insulation. Death from Hypoxia
would occur without an air supply as well (Need not be
O2. you do NOT specifically need an 'oxygen' supply).
Winds in the jetstream are often around 150mph, which
can make accurate landing tricky.

Mike

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