Top 7 Thrilling Fun Facts About Skydiving You Won't Believe!

1. Doggy Skydiving

Who let the dogs out – of a plane? Bow-WOW, that's extreme: A European company called Paratec has designed a flight-pod called the K9F Para-fox that allows military working dogs to skydive alongside their handlers during covert operations, complete with goggles, leashes, and Kevlar vests, resulting from the company's own investment and the French military providing dogs for testing.
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2. Speed Skydiving Time Warp

Who needs a DeLorean or a flux capacitor when you're a skydiver? Grab your parachute and hit the time warp in style: Speed skydiving holds the title for the fastest non-motorized sport on Earth, with terminal velocities ranging from 200 km/h (120 mph) in a belly-to-earth position to an astonishing 480 km/h (300 mph) in a streamlined body position - that's over double the speed of your average highway roadster!
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3. George Bush Sr.'s High-Flying Birthdays

Leaping into the wild blue yonder of senior citizenship: George Bush Sr. decided to commemorate his 75th and 80th birthdays by skydiving and then topped it off by jumping out of a plane at the ripe age of 90, accompanied by a cadre of army veterans from the All Veteran Parachute Team, who captured the 1,920-meter high adventure on video as his family watched in awe.
Source => theguardian.com

4. Oxygen Tank Party: HALO Jump

Why did the skydiver bring an oxygen tank to the party? They were preparing for a "high"-flying adventure at 30,000 feet: This lofty escapade, known as a HALO jump, requires specialist military or licensed skydivers to undergo extra training, possess valid FAA Class 3 medical certification, and shell out around $650 to $700 for the ultimate freefall experience that rivals Mount Everest's summit in altitude!
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5. 400-Way Freefall Formation Record

Hold on to your parachute pants, because this skydiving shindig is about to reach new heights: On February 8, 2006, the World Team pulled off a gravity-defying stunt by setting a new FAI world record for the largest free-fall formation with a whopping 400-way jump, held for 4.3 seconds in Udon Thani, Thailand. With a little help from the Thai government and five C-130 Hercules airplanes, these daredevils plunged from an astounding altitude of 25,400 feet to achieve this breathtaking formation. Now that's what we call falling in style!
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6. Mary Poppins' Extreme Sport: VFS

We all know Mary Poppins for her magical umbrella, but she never tried this kind of flying: Vertical Formation Skydiving (VFS) is an adrenaline-fueled discipline, invented in 2004 by Melissa Nelson Lowe, where participants soar head-down or head-up while forming specific shapes with four other daredevils in a race to the ground.
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7. Elvis Skydive Rescue Mission

When Elvis (impersonators) leave the building (and a plane) in Vegas, they may just be trying to save someone's fiancé: In the movie Honeymoon in Vegas, Jack Singer skydives from 3,000 feet dressed as Elvis Presley to rescue his soon-to-be-wife from a wealthy gambler, although there's no actual record of such a stunt happening during a Las Vegas casino opening.
Source => en.wikipedia.org