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Parachute makes some of our favorite bedding and loungewear, including a waffle robe t…….

Visitors get ready to board a Bell helicopter to experience skydiving in Sanya, Hainan province, in March 2021. [Provided to China Daily]

Fresh tourism formats for islands, low-altitude air travel, deserts tap ‘experience market’

If thrill-seeking Chinese travelers have their way, staid journeys that don’t create an adrenaline rush will soon become passe. Instead, a “journey” would mean a chopper flight that…….

Tom Cruise often performs his own movie stunts instead of having a professional stuntman do it for him. Recently, Cruise decided to tap this daredevil streak to thank his fans by parachuting from a plane. 

“Hey everyone, here we are over stunning South Africa, and we’re filming Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning parts one and two,” Cruise said on camera as he hung out the door of the plane. “I didn’t want the year to end…….

Terrifying footage of two tandem jumpers plunging to the ground was captured by a beachgoer on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Australia, as locals contemplated how to help them

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Queensland: Terrifying moment parachute fails

Two tandem jumpers were filmed as they plunged at high speeds to the gr…….

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen a…….

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen a…….

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen a…….

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen assigned to an airborne brigade of the PLA Air Force queue up for boarding during a parachuting training exercise in late December, 2022. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Ma Pengfei)

Airmen a…….

CHARLEMONT — Lewis Sanborn, who holds a world’s record for accuracy in both day and night landings, was the only one of the three parachutists off target in the opening day ceremonies at Thunder Mountain ski area here Saturday. He landed in a tree.

Brilliant sunshine and a still day provided near-perfect weather for the jump. The only problem was the extreme cold. It was near zero on the ground and it…….