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    Who was the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle?

    Question #59847. Asked by jbean. (Oct 08 05 8:34 AM)


    UT-7

    		Col. Kittinger holds three world records from Aug 16, 1960: the highest parachute jump: 102,800 feet; the longest parachute free fall: 4 min 36 secs; and the first person to exceed the speed of sound without an aircraft or space vehicle; 714 mph during free fall.

    Oct 08 05, 8:44 AM
    my_baby_love

    		When a whip cracks it is exceeding the speeding of sound.

    Oct 08 05, 4:19 PM
    jbean

    		YAY UT-7

    Oct 08 05, 7:46 PM
    daddy1161992

    		On Oct. 15, 1997 Andy Green drove the Thrust SSC to 763 mph.(Land vehicles were omitted from the question)

    Oct 14 05, 6:54 PM

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