World of the Bizarre

Skydiver to jump without any parachute at all

By T.K. Randall
July 29, 2016 ·  58 comments

Who needs a parachute anyway ? Image Credit: YouTube / nrk / Anders Helstrup In a world first, the veteran daredevil will be attempting to land on a net after plummeting from an airplane without any parachute, wingsuit or safety gear whatsoever.

To make things worse he'll even be performing the entire stunt live on television.

"If I wasn't nervous I would be stupid," he said during a recent interview. "We're talking about jumping without a parachute, and I take that very seriously. It's not a joke."

Aikins is certainly no stranger to jumping from planes having already completed 18,000 skydives throughout a career which has included training elite skydivers and doing stunt work for movies.The net he will be aiming to land on is around 20 stories high and half the size of a football field.

"To me, I'm proving that we can do stuff that we don't think we can do if we approach it the right way," he said. "I've got 18,000 jumps with a parachute, so why not wear one this time ?"

His record-breaking jump can be seen this Saturday at 8pm ET on the Fox Network.

Update: The outcome of the stunt can be viewed - here.

Source: The Guardian | Comments (58)

Tags: Skydiving, Luke Aikins