Skydive pioneer Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from edge of space, dies in paragliding accident | Felix Baumgartner
Local Police, Local Police, Austrian Extreme Sports Pioneer Felix Baumgartner said he died in a paragliding accident in the center of Italy.
Baumgartner, who was 56 years old, lost control of the motorized hillside while flying over Porto Sant’elpidio in the center of Italy, Italy, and fell to the place near a hotel’s swimming pool. The causes of the accident were uncertain.
Massimiliano Ciarpella, Mayor of Porto Sant’elpidio, said that reports have a sudden medical problem in the air and the town’s condolences to the death of the “symbol of courage and passion for extreme flights ..
Austrian, known as “fearless Felix ,, took a specially made suit – in October 2012 – he took part in all over the world and jumped from a balloon over 38km (24 miles) on earth, and it was usually the first Skydiver to break the sound barrier that was usually more measured than 1.110km/s (690mph).
According to New Mexico, Roswell jumped history and legendary American pilot Chuck Yeager’s flight shattered the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, reached more than 1,343km/s hill speed during a nine -minute landing.
At one point, while Baumgartner is still supersonic, he went to a potentially dangerous flat turn and returned for 13 seconds.
Il You’ll be very humble while standing there on the top of the world, ”he said after landing in the East New Mexico desert. “You don’t intend to break the records anymore, you don’t intend to earn scientific data. All you want is to come to life.”
Baumgartner, a former Austrian military parachutist, jumped thousands of courage from aircraft, bridges, skyscrapers and famous places around the world, including the rescuer Christ statue in Brazil.
His own style “God of the Sky” began with parachute as a young man before he took the excessive sport of jumping. Other features include Skydiving and Petronas Towers in Malaysia.
In recent years, Flying Bulls has taken the stage as a helicopter stunt pilot in demonstrations throughout Europe.
In Austria, it was known for being controversial with views, including expressing support to the dictatorship as a government system.
Baumgartner was sentenced to 1,500 € after punching a Greek truck driver on his face during the 2010 debate near Salzburg.
Baumgartner said that after the record -breaking jump in 2012, it is difficult to travel faster than the sound.
“Sometimes we must be really high to see how small we are.”
With Reuters and Associated Press
