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A well-known computer scientist, he fell faster than the speed of sound and broke Baumgartner's world altitude record set just two years ago by jumping from 135,000 feet. Alan Eustace, 57, a senior vice president at Google, during his record breaking leap from 135,000 feet.
Yet, today's lines-opening-first T-10Dparachutes are not reliable under 500 feet. During WWII, American Paratroopers were able to jump at extremely low altitudes due to the T-4/T-7's canopy-and-lines-at-the-same-time opening sequence. The photos below show a French Paratrooper jumping a T-4 or T-7.