Gary Connery in world’s first skydive without parachute - Гари Коннери первый прыжок человека без парашюта

- Подвиги людей. Смотрим, восхищаемся, мотивируемся. UK stuntman is thought to have become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land safely without deploying a parachute. Gary Connery, 42, used a “wingsuit“ to make his descent from 2,400ft (730m) above Oxfordshire. The 42-year-old said he felt “elated“ after landing on a pile of 18,600 cardboard boxes. He was fitted with a parachute for the jump, which saw him accelerate to 80mph, but it was not deployed. The entire flight took less than a minute to complete. During the flight, father-of-two Mr Connery dropped for three seconds before his suit “started to fly“. ’Plotting challenge’ He used a landing strip of cardboard boxes, known as a box rig, covering about 350ft (100m) by 45ft (15m). Cameraman Mark Sutton also jumped from the helicopter in a wingsuit but deployed a parachute before landing. Minutes after landing, Mr Connery said: &quo
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