Parachute

The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci probably the first to make the design of the parachute and so he is probably credited for the invention for the parachute. It was reinvented in 1783 by a French chemist, Louis Lenormand who also was the first to make a parachute jump.

The design & material of the parachute has gone through many changes over the years since it was invented. But the basic design was not changed until the 1930s. Originally made from canvas, they were later fashioned from silk. Today, they are made from nylon because nylon is cheaper and stronger. The canopy is made out of many smaller panels, each of which has even smaller sections sewn in various directions for added strength. Parafoils have changed the old picture of parachutists helpless in determining where to land.

Parachutes have been used to entertain people but during WW 2 and even today, the military has being using them more for sending troops, supplying ground corps, and saving pilots that has ejected from their planes, as well as to slow down capsules from space, and many different uses that benefits our lives.