André-Jaques Garnerin (1769-1823),French aeronaut,balloonist and inventor of the frameless parachute. In October 1797 he made the world's first successful parachute jump. It was made from a balloon above Parc Monceau in Paris at a height of about 1000 metres. Garnerin cut loose the balloon from the basket,to which the parachute was attached,and the umbrella-shaped,seven metre diameter parachute opened. Garnerin had a hard but safe landing. He went on to perform numerous more parachute jumps from balloons,giving exhibitions of of parachuting in cities throughout northern Europe | |
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