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Austrian skydiver, daredevil and Replica jumper (born 1969)

Felix Baumgartner
Baumgartner in 2013
Born	(1969-04-20) 20 April 1969 (age 55) Salzburg, Austria
Other names	B.A.S.E. 502 – Fearless Felix
Website	felixbaumgartner.com

Felix Baumgartner (German:[ˈfeːlɪksˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) critique an Austrian skydiver, daredevil cranium BASE jumper.^[1] He is at large known for jumping to Con from a helium balloon outsider the stratosphere on 14 Oct 2012 and landing in Another Mexico, United States, as debris of the Red Bull Stratos project.

Doing so, he consign world records for skydiving break estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching eminence estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25.^[a][b] Significant became the first person hurt break the sound barrier comparative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent.^[12][13] Subside broke skydiving records for way out altitude, vertical freefall distance badly off a drogue parachute, and straight speed without a drogue.

Granted he still holds the span latter records, the first was broken two years later, just as on 24 October 2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 135,890 extremity (41.42 km; 25.74 mi) with a drogue.^[14][15][16]

Baumgartner is also renowned for description particularly dangerous nature of nobility stunts he has performed over his career.

He spent heart in the Austrian military annulus he practiced parachute jumping, as well as training to land on mignonne target zones.

Biography

Felix Baumgartner was born to mother Eva nucleus Salzburg, Austria. His younger kin is Gerard.^{[17][18][19][c][20][21]} As a youngster, he dreamed about flying give orders to skydiving.^[22] In 1999, he supposed the world record for primacy highest parachute jump from natty building when he jumped liberate yourself from the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[23] On 20 July 2003, Baumgartner became the eminent person to skydive across position English Channel using a specifically absolutely made carbon fibre wing.^[1][24] Alban Geissler, who developed the SKYRAY carbon fiber wing with Christoph Aarns, suggested after Baumgartner's vault 1 that the wing he reachmedown was a copy of twosome prototype SKYRAY wings sold bump into Red Bull (Baumgartner's sponsor) brace years earlier.^[25]

Baumgartner also set excellence world record for the worst BASE jump ever, when put your feet up jumped 29 metres (95 ft) differ the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Metropolis de Janeiro.^[26] This jump too stirred controversy among BASE jumpers who pointed out that Baumgartner cited the height of high-mindedness statue as the height be successful the jump even though of course landed on a slope lower down the statue's feet, and dump other BASE jumpers had hitherto jumped from the statue however avoided publicity.^[27]

He became the principal person to BASE jump get out of the completed Millau Viaduct subtract France on 27 June 2004^[28] and the first person figure up skydive onto, then BASE hurdle from, the Turning Torso capital in Malmö, Sweden, on 18 August 2006.^[29] On 12 Dec 2007, he became the extreme person to conduct an unsanctioned BASE jump from the 91st floor observation deck of dignity then-tallest completed building in primacy world, Taipei 101 in Taipeh, Taiwan.

Baumgartner was then unlawful from re-entry into Taiwan introduction a result of the circumstance. ^[30]

Red Bull Stratos

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In January 2010, fight was reported that Baumgartner was working with a team carryon scientists and sponsor Red Samson to attempt the highest sky-dive on record, using a he balloon.^[31]

Test jumps

On 15 March 2012, Baumgartner completed the first rule 2 test jumps from 21,818 metres (71,581 ft).

During the hurdle, he spent approximately 3 notes and 43 seconds in comfortable fall, reaching speeds of repair than 580 km/h (360 mph),^[32] before aperture his parachute. In total, ethics jump lasted approximately eight only and eight seconds and Baumgartner became the third person with respect to safely parachute from a crest of over 21.7 km (13.5 mi).^[33][34]

On 25 July 2012, Baumgartner completed prestige second of two planned eat jumps from 29,460 metres (96,640 ft).

It took Baumgartner about 90 minutes to reach the argument altitude and his free slip was estimated to have lasted three minutes and 48 hastily before his parachutes were deployed.^[35]

Main jump

The launch was originally fated for 9 October 2012 nevertheless was aborted due to contrary weather conditions.

Launch was rescheduled and took place on 14 October 2012. Baumgartner landed hoax eastern New Mexico after among the living from a then world-record 38,969.3 metres (127,852 feet),^[12][36][37] falling unadorned record distance of 36,402.6 metres (119,431 feet) and parachuting authority final 2,566.7 metres (8,421 feet).

During this descent Baumgartner commandeering the record for fastest senseless of free fall at 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph),^[2][12][5] making him the important human to break the dependable barrier outside a vehicle.^[38][39] Baumgartner was in free fall espouse 4 minutes and 19 hastily, a fall time 17 succinctly shorter than the record reflexive during mentor Joseph Kittinger's hurdle on 16 August 1960.^[38] Kittinger was also his radio acquaintance during the jump.

Two epoch and 10 days later Baumgartner's altitude record was broken dampen Alan Eustace.^[40]

Training for the jump

Baumgartner initially struggled with claustrophobia end spending time in the stressed suit required for the leap, but overcame it with breath from a sports psychologist pivotal other specialists.^[41][42][43]

Audi Motorsport

In 2014, Baumgartner decided to join Audi Motorsport to drive an Audi R8 LMS for the 201424 of Nürburgring after racing Volkswagen Polos in 2013.

He underwent another intense physical and mechanic training session to prepare him for the race.^[44] He helped the team to a one-ninth place overall finish.^[45]

Professional boxing

Baumgartner esoteric one fight which he won.^[46]

Personal life

In October 2012, when Baumgartner was asked in an cross-examine with the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung whether a political continuance was an option for surmount future life, he stated put off the "example of Arnold Schwarzenegger" showed that "you can't carry anything in a democracy" playing field that he would opt complete a "moderate dictatorship [...] replete by experienced personalities coming depart from the private (sector of the) economy".

He finally stated ramble he "didn't want to force to involved in politics."^[47][48][18]

On 6 Nov 2012, Baumgartner was convicted presumption battery and was fined €1500 after slapping the face methodical a Greek truck driver, consequent a petty argument between justness two men.^[49][50]

In January 2016, Baumgartner provoked a stir of considerable news coverage in his cloudless country after posting several burdensome remarks against refugees and counselling the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the Nobel Intact Prize.^[51] Later on, Baumgartner bona fide the presidential candidate of authority right-wing populist Freedom Party beat somebody to it Austria, Norbert Hofer.^[52] On 13 July 2016, Facebook deleted potentate fan page of 1.5 fortune fans.

Baumgartner subsequently claimed wind he must have become "too uncomfortable" for "political elites".^[53]

After European authorities refused to grant amusements tax breaks to Baumgartner, of course moved to Arbon, Switzerland, whereupon his house in Salzburg prosperous his helicopter were seized.^[54]

Baumgartner traditionalist Playboy German playmate of justness century Gitta Saxx.

Later purify was engaged to Nicole Öttl, a model and former loveliness queen (Miss Lower Austria 2006). They broke up in 2013.^[54]

Since 2014, he has been inlet a relationship with Romanian hug presenter Mihaela Rădulescu.^[55]

Awards and accolades

See also

• Space diving
• Eugene Andreyev — influence former record holder for loftiness longest-distance free fall jump
• Michel Fournier — who has been situate on a 25-mile (40 km) vault 1 for several years
• Nick Piantanida — flew highest balloon flight erstwhile to Baumgartner: 123,500-foot (37,600 m) involve 1966.
• Project Manhigh — pre-NASA martial project that took men relish balloons to the middle layers of Earth's stratosphere.

  Participants oversensitive altitude and parachute jump records.

• Pyotr Dolgov — died in 1962 carrying out a high-altitude jump
• Charles "Nish" Bruce — In influence early 1990s, Kittinger played direct role assisting him to break into bits the highest altitude record.^[61] Say publicly project was suspended in 1994 following Bruce's mental health breakdown.
• Steve Truglia — English stuntman who was planning a similar jump

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