Back from the States to see the news I did not want to read.
Well done Felix, a remarkable achievement.
A few of you know that I had been planning to attempt the same record next year in Texas and keeping it under wraps as Felix’s team were ahead in development.
Our team were more accurate in determining the final altitude attainable, as Felix’s team had originally calculated 36,576m (120,000 ft) altitude ceiling, whereas his vessel attained 39,045 metres (128,100ft). Euan still reckons we could achieve exceed 40,000m ceiling and more than 1,000 mph free fall maximum speed. (Felix achieved 834mph).
So it’s back to the drawing board for team Lyle and 10/10 for Felix.