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Do parachutes fly or fall

Updated: 9/27/2023
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AT least till you pull the chute. Look up Joe kittenger. IN Aug of 1960 he stepped out of a balloon at around 100,000 ft. and free fell for about 41/2 minutes almost 20 miles. He was 34 at the time and probably still holds the record.

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