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First frameless parachute descent at Parc Monceau
- When
- 22 October 1797
- Where
- Parc Monceau, Paris
- Part of
- Garnerin's Parachute Descent
Garnerin descended by silk parachute from a balloon gondola at Parc Monceau, Paris, on 22 October 1797, the first frameless parachute descent.
On 22 October 1797, corresponding to 1st Brumaire, Year VI of the Republican calendar, Garnerin carried out the first frameless parachute descent in the gondola with a silk parachute at Parc Monceau, Paris. His first parachute was made of white canvas with a diameter of approximately 23 feet (7 m). The descent followed his experiments with early parachutes based on umbrella-shaped devices.
Sources
- André-Jacques Garnerin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
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