I am asking this because I recall the myth that a supersonic speed increases the temperature.
Only “high” temperature I can find is -90 F that his suit can with stand.
Did it ( friction ) even reach the body temperature at any stage ?
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/08/felix-baumgartners-23-mile-freefall-attempt-by-the-numbers/
By: topspeed - 23rd April 2014 at 15:21
He’s on Facebook, you can send him a message. He may or may not reply. But remember he only reached around Mach 1, ram rise isn’t that much. At 40,000 feet and Mach 0.85 the skin temperature (TAT) is around – 10°C, the actual temperature (SAT) is about – 50°C
I read he reached mach 1.24.
I did ask him…thanks.
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd April 2014 at 13:45
He’s on Facebook, you can send him a message. He may or may not reply. But remember he only reached around Mach 1, ram rise isn’t that much. At 40,000 feet and Mach 0.85 the skin temperature (TAT) is around – 10°C, the actual temperature (SAT) is about – 50°C
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April 22, 2014 at 6:38 pm