Stuntman soars over canyon, completing what Evel Knievel could not (VIDEO)
RT.com
17 Sep, 2016
Emulating the stunts of Evel Knievel is not something many would sign up for, but for daredevil Eddie Braun, it’s been a lifelong ambition and now he has done even better – successfully completing a canyon jump which the famous stuntman failed to do.
Like his boyhood idol, Braun used a steep ramp to propel a custom made rocket dubbed “Evel Spirit” to launch himself across Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
It took a mere 4 seconds to complete the 1,400ft jump, with the 54-year-old stuntman reaching heights of around three thousand feet.
Footage of the stunt shows Braun’s rocket taking off from its ramp, reaching speeds of up to 430mph, according to KTVB, as he hurtles into the air before his parachute deploys and he’s seen slowly landing on the opposite side.
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