History of the Parachute
By Mary Bellis, About.com
Andrew Garnerin - First Recorded Parachute Jump
Premier descent en parachute, 1797 - Gouache and watercolor
Painting by Etienne Chevalier de Lorimier
In 1797 (October 22), Andrew Garnerin was the first person recorded to jump with a parachute without a rigid frame. Garnerin jumped from hot air balloons as high as 8,000 feet in the air. Garnerin also designed the first air vent in a parachute intended to reduce oscillations.
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- History of the Parachute
- Andrew Garnerin - First Recorded Parachute Jump
- Andrew Garnerin's Parachute
- Parachute Trivia - First Death, Harness, Knapsack, Breakaway
- Parachute Trivia - Jumping From An Airplane, First Freefall
- First Parachute Training Tower
- Parachute Jumping
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