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How mankind invented the parachute by taking inspiration from the dandelion
Parachute invention and application
Additionally, there is information that the parachute was first invented by the Arabs. More than 1,000 years before the Wright Brothers invented the airplane, an Arab made flying machines out of wood and a cloak, and his flying machines are believed to be the first prototype of the parachute.
In the 18th century 30s, with the introduction of balloons, in order to protect the safety of floating people, acrobatic parachutes began to enter the field of aviation. According to foreign information, when someone made a silk hard skeleton of the parachute, to half open state placed outside the balloon basket, umbrella suit with parachute rope underneath, tied to the person's body, if the balloon crash, that is, take the parachute to the ground. This may be the first parachute used in aviation activities. After the introduction of the airplane, in order to save the flight crew in the event of a plane crash, the parachute has been further improved, in 1911, there will be able to fold and pack the umbrella clothing, umbrella rope, etc., placed in the cabin, suitable for the flight crew to use the parachute, this parachute in 1914 began to be equipped to the bomber's aircrew.
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