Who holds the highest skydive record?

How high was the dive and how fast was he going before opening the chute?

As part of Project Excelsior on 16 August 1960, Joseph Kittinger achieved the record for the longest free-fall jump of 4 minutes and 36 seconds and the fastest maximum speed of 614 mph (982 km/h), before opening his parachute at around 18,000 feet (5,500 m). Kittinger started the jump from a specially constructed balloon at an altitude of 102,800 feet (31,300 m), which also qualified him for the highest balloon ascent and highest parachute jump.

Some contend that Kittinger’s jump wasn’t true free-fall as he used a drogue chute for stability. According to the Guinness book of records, Eugene Andreev (USSR) holds the official FAI record for the longest free-fall parachute jump after falling for 80,380 ft (24,500 m) from an altitude of 83,523 ft (25,457 m) near the city of Saratov, Russia on November 1, 1962. Andreev did not use a drogue chute during his jump.

WORLD RECORD 172 foot high dive

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