Forty-two years after daredevil Evel Knievel failed to clear the Snake River Canyon near Twin Falls, stuntman Eddie Braun pulled off a similar jump on a steam-powered rocket.
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A Hollywood stuntman is hoping to do what famous daredevil Evel Knievel never could: jump the Snake River Canyon.
The “Evel Spirit” launched at 3:52 p.m. Braun’s ship reached an estimated 400 miles per hour and flew for about 4 seconds before Braun deployed three parachutes, colored red, white and blue and floated through the air to a landing on a farm field well away from the south canyon wall.
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.
Mr Traux followed his father’s blueprints exactly, apart from an updated parachute system.
Eddie Braun did what Evel Knievel couldn’t.
Eddie Braun spent 3 years and around 1.6 million dollars of his own money, funding this project.
He looked at the stunt as a way to pay homage to Knievel, who inspired him to become a stuntman.
In a Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 photo, stuntman Eddie Braun gives feedback after getting into the cockpit of The Evel Spirit, a steam powered rocket, at the team’s shop in Twin Falls, Idaho. Continuing with “I’m simply finishing out his dream”.
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While many have expressed interest in completing the jump, including Knievel’s son Robbie, it seems that Braun is the only one to have made an attempt. “How many people get to finish the dream of their hero?”
