You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
alternatehistory.com
What would the effects be if this project was expanded to include making combat jumps from that height from high speed aircraft. Would this push development of hypersonic planes and eventually skip bombers?
If you have no clue what this is, a picture is worth a thousand words at 31,300m above the surface with Colonel Joseph Kittinger.