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Parachute history timeline

  • 900

    People in the parachute

    People in the parachute
    People in the parachute business like to say it takes a rocket to get something into space.
  • 1200

    Rigid evidence

    Rigid evidence
    Rigid evidence that umbrella shaped parachutes were used as entertainment in China in the twelfth centery.
  • 1483

    The first drawing

    The first drawing
    The first drawing of parachute was by Leonardo Da Vinci.
  • 1485

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Leonardo Da Vinci created the concept circa.
  • 1495

    The first recorded

    The first recorded
    The first recorded design of the parachute was drawn by Leonardo Da Vinci. It was a pyramid shape with a wooden square frame.
  • Italian Faust over Anzio designed.

    Italian Faust over Anzio designed.
    Italian Faust over Anzio designed built and demonstrated a parachute the one that bronzy are used in Venice.
  • Croath jumped from Venice

    Croath jumped from Venice
    Built his parachute from idea of Leonardo Da Vinci drawing. Croath jumped from a Venice tower wearing a rigid-framed parachute. Published a work novel of 56 ways to construct parachute.
  • Parachute invented

    Parachute invented
    Parachute invented by Faust Veranzio.
  • Sebastien demonstrated de work of a parachute.

    Sebastien demonstrated de work of a parachute.
    Sebastien Lenormend who demonstrated how the parachute worked to a group of people. He named his parachute the homo rolands.
  • Louis Sebastien Lenormand was the first person demonstrated use of parachute.

    Louis Sebastien Lenormand was the first person demonstrated use of parachute.
    Louis Sebastien Lenormand was the first person demonstrated use of parachute. He jumped from a tree with two parasols.
  • Jan Pierre

    Jan Pierre
    Jan Pierre used parachute.
  • Andrew Garnier in was the first person recorded.

    Andrew Garnier in was the first person recorded.
    Andrew Garnier in was the first person recorded to jump with a parachute without a rigid frame.
  • Captain Thomas Baldwin invented.

    Captain Thomas Baldwin invented.
    Captain Thomas Baldwin invented the first parachute harness.
  • Paul Letterman and Katchen Paulus.

    Paul Letterman and Katchen Paulus.
    Paul Letterman and Katchen Paulus invented the method of folding or packing the parachute.
  • Canvas-Leattler

    Canvas-Leattler
    Canvas-Leattler speciality company first manufactured items such as leather hamper, golf bags, coal bags, pork roll casings, and postal mall bags.
  • 20,000 Paratroopers

    20,000 Paratroopers
    Upwards of 20,000 paratroopers the largest focused drop of parachutes in history pave the way for the successor d-day.
  • Nasas Parnfinder

    Nasas patnfinder parachuted safely onto Mars and beamed images back to Earth 36 years earlier