Former Navy Seal smashes wingsuit distance record in daring flight

"george152" wrote in message...
On 11/14/2015 6:03 AM, a425couple wrote:
Former Navy Seal smashes wingsuit distance record in daring flight
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/11/...pid=NL_SciTech
One Navy SEAL, one mission, one wingsuit . and a world record ---
"Stumpf jumped from above 37,265 feet to honor friends and families
of fallen warriors to raise awareness and support for the Navy SEAL
Foundation.
The prior record was 17.83 miles absolute distance traveled in a wing
suit
- this "Man on a Mission" travelled 18.257 miles, setting a new world
record.
from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan
"Performance
Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
So, the plane's 25,000 ceiling was souped up to 37,000? ---

With a light load and careful piloting the posted ceiling of most aircraft
can be exceeded.
And they would be on oxygen from 12-15000 ft

Thank you.
Here is a youtube about earlier record.
Presents some interesting information, esp. about
a extra hour needed to avoid "the bends".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmIDXk2J5_U
US Army Wing Suit Record
Uploaded on Apr 10, 2010 - Staff Sgt. Ben Borger

comments include:
"Prior to take off, the crew of the C-17 and I will..."
"...have to pre-breathe (enriched oxygen to purge nitrogen
from the blood stream) for about one hour."