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A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who can exit from an aircraft at height and descend safely to earth. A parachute is usually made of a light, strong fabric.
The Parachute Board determined the backpack chute was crowding the cockpit, a redesign moved the parachute down the pilots back becoming the "seat style" chute. [15] The McCook Field team tested the Type A parachute with over 1000 jumps. These successful tests resulted in the Army requiring parachute use on all Air Service flights. [16] [3]
The oldest civilian parachute club in the world is The Irish Parachute Club, founded in 1956 by Freddie Bond and located in Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, Ireland. [65] The oldest civilian parachute club in the USA is The Peninsula Skydivers Skydiving Club, founded in 1962 by Hugh Bacon Bergeron, located in West Point, VA, [66]
Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 – 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt [1] or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [2] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.
"Pal", a German Shepherd, being fitted for a parachute harness at the War Dog Reception and Training Center in San Carlos, California, 1944. Since early in the history of flight, non-human animals have been dropped from heights with the benefit of parachutes. Early on, animals were used as test subjects for parachutes and as entertainment.
Katharina "Käthe" Paulus (22 December 1868 – 26 July 1935) [1] was a German exhibition parachute jumper and the inventor of the first collapsible parachute. [2] At the time, 1910, the parachute was named "rescue apparatus for aeronauts". [3]
The 50-year-old cold case of D.B. Cooper may have seen a new development after an amateur sleuth claims to have found the parachute used by the infamous, yet still unidentified plane hijacker.
Stanley Switlik (December 4, 1890 – March 4, 1981) was a parachute pioneer. Born in Galicia , now part of Poland , he immigrated to the United States at the age of 16. [ 1 ] Originally, his company made heavy sewn items such as golf bags and mailbags.