Wingsuit skydiver reportedly decapitated by plane's wing after jumping from aircraft

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  1. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    Ok, so even less, less fun when you're being shot at
     
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  3. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I bet a headless body in a wingsuit made a dent on something.
     
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  4. mjd4277

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    According to the article believe it or not the emergency parachute opened prior to the body landing!:eek:
     
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  5. Chinatown

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    Is there life after death?
     
  6. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    Some of them have altitude and speed triggers that pop the emergency chute.
     
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  7. buddyd157

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    pffttt...jumping outta a plane....nothing to lose your head over.......

    or,..........

    was he head over heels on the way down..????

    or....

    did his head lose sight of the rest of his body..???
     
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  8. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Taking over for @Sirscrapntruckalot ?lol
    Normally in a incident like this I would’ve expected the parachutist to be propellor chow!
     
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  9. PaulMinternational

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    By the way the article is written it sounds as if the decapitation was from being hit by the wing of the plain, long before he was even thinking about opening a chute. At speed that could cause it without the aid of a propeller.
     
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  10. 2Tap

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    Wingsuit.

    Sounds like he was in over his head.
     
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  11. REO6205

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    Where is @Sirscrapntruckalot ? Anybody hear from him? If he's moved on from TTR he should know he has a lot of friends here.
     
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