Parachute history

By memememebigboi
  • 900

    First hint of parachute invention in ancient China

    First hint of parachute invention in ancient China
  • 1495

    Leonardo da Vinci makes famous sketch of a parachute

    Leonardo da Vinci makes famous sketch of a parachute

  • Fausto Veranzio designed, built and demonstrated his parachute

    Fausto Veranzio designed, built and demonstrated his parachute

  • Sebastien Lenormand invents first practical parachute

    Sebastien Lenormand invents first practical parachute

  • First manned flight by the Montgolfier brothers in a hot air balloon

    First manned flight by the Montgolfier brothers in a hot air balloon

  • Jean Pierre Blanchard invents foldable silk parachute

    Jean Pierre Blanchard invents foldable silk parachute

  • First emergency use of parachute by Jean Pierre Blanchard

    First emergency use of parachute by Jean Pierre Blanchard

  • First jump with a parachute without rigid frame by Andrew Garnerin

    First jump with a parachute without rigid frame by Andrew Garnerin

  • First parachute death accident by Robert Cocking

    First parachute death accident by Robert Cocking

  • Cap. Thomas Baldwin invented the first parachute harness

    Cap. Thomas Baldwin invented the first parachute harness

  • The parachute's knapsack is invented by Paul Letteman and Kathchen Paulus

    The parachute's knapsack is invented by Paul Letteman and Kathchen Paulus

  • Kathchen Paulus invents the parachute breakaway

    Kathchen Paulus invents the parachute breakaway

  • First person to manually open a parachute and briefly experience freefall by Tiny Broadwick

    First person to manually open a parachute and briefly experience freefall by Tiny Broadwick

  • Germany equipped its airforce with parachutes near the end of ww1, unlike the rest of the world

    Germany equipped its airforce with parachutes near the end of ww1, unlike the rest of the world

  • The United States Army created and tested the model A parachute, which was a breakthrough. It was tested by Leslie Irvin

    The United States Army created and tested the model A parachute, which was a breakthrough. It was tested by Leslie Irvin

  • Lieutenant Harold R. Harris had the first long freefall in history, falling 2,000ft. before opening his parachute

    Lieutenant Harold R. Harris had the first long freefall in history, falling 2,000ft. before opening his parachute

  • The U.S. Forest Service made the first test use of parachutes to deliver firefighters

    The U.S. Forest Service made the first test use of parachutes to deliver firefighters

  • U.S.A invents nylon and replaces silk with it

    U.S.A invents nylon and replaces silk with it

  • Reefing parachutes are invented by Germany

    Reefing parachutes are invented by Germany

  • Ejection seats are invented by Germany

    Ejection seats are invented by Germany

  • 20,000 paratroopers make the largest focused drop of parachutes in history on D-Day

    20,000 paratroopers make the largest focused drop of parachutes in history on D-Day

  • Parachuting becomes a sport

    Parachuting becomes a sport

  • cap. Kittinger jumped from the edge of space towards Earth for a test jump

    cap. Kittinger jumped from the edge of space towards Earth for a test jump

  • Alan Shepard returns to Earth after a 15 minute suborbital flight

    Alan Shepard returns to Earth after a 15 minute suborbital flight

  • Ram air parachute is invented and used by smokejumpers

    Ram air parachute is invented and used by smokejumpers

  • The 3 ring system was invented by Bill Booth designed to ditch the main parachute and open a reserve

    The 3 ring system was invented by Bill Booth designed to ditch the main parachute and open a reserve

  • The Tandem harness is invented by Bill Booth to have 2 people in 1 harness

    The Tandem harness is invented by Bill Booth to have 2 people in 1 harness

  • NASA's Galileo achieved the highest impact speed of any man-made object when it hit the atmosphere of Jupiter, later deploying a parachute to gather information

    NASA's Galileo achieved the highest impact speed of any man-made object when it hit the atmosphere of Jupiter, later deploying a parachute to gather information

  • Nasa's Pathfinder parachuted safely onto Mars

    Nasa's Pathfinder parachuted safely onto Mars

  • NASA's robotic and state of the art X-38 is a recue pod that's successfully tested

    NASA's robotic and state of the art X-38 is a recue pod that's successfully tested

  • Felix Baumgartner jumped from the stratosphere from a hot air balloon and was the first human outside a vehicle to break the sound barrier

    Felix Baumgartner jumped from the stratosphere from a hot air balloon and was the first human outside a vehicle to break the sound barrier