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biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Luke Aikins</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1973-11-21</span>) </span>November 21, 1973<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 51)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Corpus_Christi,_Texas" title="Corpus Christi, Texas">Corpus Christi, Texas</a>, U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-redbull_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redbull-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Skydiver, pilot, stuntman, photographer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1985–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">First person to intentionally skydive and land without a <a href="/wiki/Parachute" title="Parachute">parachute</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Wingsuit_flying" title="Wingsuit flying">wingsuit</a> and survive</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Monica Lee Aikins<sup id="cite_ref-people_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-people-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Logan (son)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Luke Aikins</b> (born November 21, 1973)<sup id="cite_ref-redbull_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redbull-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Parachuting" title="Parachuting">skydiver</a>, <a href="/wiki/BASE_jumping" title="BASE jumping">BASE jumper</a>, pilot, and <a href="/wiki/Aerial_photography" title="Aerial photography">aerial photographer</a>. He is the first person to intentionally dive from mid-<a href="/wiki/Troposphere" title="Troposphere">tropospheric</a> altitude and land safely without a <a href="/wiki/Parachute" title="Parachute">parachute</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Wingsuit_flying" title="Wingsuit flying">wingsuit</a> and the second skydiver to intentionally jump and safely land without using a parachute.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aikins is affiliated with <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull" title="Red Bull">Red Bull</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sky_diving">Sky diving</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Aikins&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Sky diving"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aikins has coached <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">United States Navy SEALs</a> and <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a>, and has advised the military on skydiving techniques.<sup id="cite_ref-govtribe_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-govtribe-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mashable_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also a safety and training advisor for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Parachute_Association" title="United States Parachute Association">United States Parachute Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mashable_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mashable-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-parachute_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-parachute-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also an aerial photographer and his photos have been published in major magazines and newspapers.<sup id="cite_ref-redbull_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-redbull-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has completed more than 18,000 jumps since he started skydiving at age 12.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, he helped skydiver <a href="/wiki/Felix_Baumgartner" title="Felix Baumgartner">Felix Baumgartner</a> jump from a helium balloon in the stratosphere at 120,000 feet (36,576 m).<sup id="cite_ref-stratos_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stratos-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-foxnews_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foxnews-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aikins also worked on stunts in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_3" title="Iron Man 3">Iron Man 3</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, he helped <a href="/wiki/David_Blaine" title="David Blaine">David Blaine</a> with his Ascension stunt. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_2016_jump">July 2016 jump</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Aikins&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: July 2016 jump"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="clear: right; float:right;margin:0 0 1.5em 1.5em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:115%">External videos</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> Heaven Sent <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160731104946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV6Ko7Alqsc">Stride Gum Presents Heaven Sent: A Mad Intense Jump</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="video icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/16px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/24px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg/32px-Nuvola_apps_kaboodle.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="128" /></span></span> Local news interview <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVtHzLcSEI">Luke Aikins 25,000-Foot Freefall</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On July 30, 2016, Aikins jumped from an aircraft without any parachute or wingsuit at an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,620 m) above <a href="/wiki/Simi_Valley,_California" title="Simi Valley, California">Simi Valley, California</a>, watched by a live audience. After about two minutes of <a href="/wiki/Free_fall" title="Free fall">free fall</a> he successfully landed in a 100-by-100-foot (30 by 30 m) net just outside of Simi Valley, California.<sup id="cite_ref-prnews_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prnews-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aikins reached a <a href="/wiki/Terminal_velocity" title="Terminal velocity">terminal velocity</a> of 120 miles per hour (193 km/h) during the fall.<sup id="cite_ref-cnn_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The net was made from <a href="/wiki/Ultra-high-molecular-weight_polyethylene#Fiber" title="Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene">Spectra</a>, a high-density <a href="/wiki/Polyethylene" title="Polyethylene">polyethylene</a> cord.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had four compressed air cylinders designed to gently slow him down after impact.<sup id="cite_ref-natgeo_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-natgeo-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first skydiver to intentionally jump and land without using a parachute was <a href="/wiki/Gary_Connery" title="Gary Connery">Gary Connery</a> in 2012 who wore a wingsuit to aid his landing.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Independent_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Independent-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although several news articles headlines describe Aikins achievement by focusing on the fact that he jumped and went to freefall without parachute, many others have jumped from aircraft without having a parachute when they departed the plane – they were either handed a parachute by a fellow jumper while in freefall or maneuvered to a container carrying a parachute, with first successes dating back to 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others have jumped out of an aircraft and returned to the same or another aircraft without making use of parachute.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Red_Bull_plane-swap_stunt_crash">Red Bull plane-swap stunt crash</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Aikins&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Red Bull plane-swap stunt crash"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the highly publicized stunt staged as a <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a> On-Demand special event, he and his cousin Andy Farrington attempted and failed to swap planes mid air, resulting in the total loss of one plane.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aikins and Farrington had been denied permission to undertake the stunt by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>, and subsequently had their pilot licenses revoked by the FAA.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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