I love going parachuting the first time anyone did it was in 1797
Oh wow, how many times have you gone parachuting? Do you get scared as you're falling?
I have been about 10 times in my life. Leslie Irvin did the first free fall jump in 1919.
It seems like it definitely has a rich history. I've never done it before. I'm scared of airplanes...forget about the actual jump.
descent was not planned. Broadwick cut her static line and deployed her parachute manually, only as a means of freeing herself from the aircraft to which she had become entangled.
The military developed parachuting technology as a way to save aircrews from emergencies aboard balloons and aircraft in flight, and later as a way of delivering soldiers to the battlefield. Early competitions date back to the 1930s, and it became an international sport in 1952.
Common uses.
Parachuting is performed as a recreational activity and a competitive sport.
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