Thrill-seeking on the "SKY JUMP"
Expo-2000, Hannover


Sky-jump-M-S-preparation (49 KB)
Preparation for the "flight" ...
Sky-jump-M-S-preparation-detail4-A6-contr (40 KB)
... seen in Detail


Sky-Jump-M-S-ready-steady (41 KB)
"Ready! ... Steady! ..."
(seconds before ... "Go!")
Sky-Jump-M-S-ready-steady-detail-A6-contrast (31 KB)
... seen in Detail

Sky-Jump-M-S-in-space (10 KB)
... and finally "in space"
Sky-Jump-Sabine-and-me-after-the-jump (34 KB)
After the Jump ... with my "courageous" flight-mate Sabine ...

    ...To my question (while flying) "How long it took to her to deside to jump?" she responded: "One second" ... My response to her similar question was: "A little bit more!"...



Sky-Jump-others-in-flight-1 (14 KB)
Others caught in picture close to the highest point ...
Sky-Jump-others-in-flight-2 (10 KB)
... and bouncing down


... and finally, three general views of the "Sky-Jump".

Sky-Jump-general-1 (20 KB)
-- #1 --
Sky-Jump-general-2 (25 KB)
-- #2 --
Sky-Jump-general-3 (15 KB)
-- #3 --


The pylons are said to be 48 m tall, and the maximum acceleration during a flight - "4g" ...

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