I would really like to try parachuting. But, it involves more or less free-falling during a period that the parachute hasn't been opened.
I'm not particularly fond of going parachuting. Seems a bit too dangerous for my liking.
Me too! The first parachute jump was back on October 22, 1797 by Andre-Jacques Garnerin. He had guts. lol
I wouldn't have guessed the first jump was that far back. Bit surprising. Do you know if there is much difference between parachuting and skydiving?
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.
Parachuting
Parachuting is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute or parachutes. It may involve more or less free-falling (the skydiving segment) which is a period when the parachute has not yet been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal velocity.
History.
The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on 22 October 1797