№ 1619. The 100th anniversary of the testing day of a back pack parachute. Inventor G.E. Kotelnikov

 

Gleb Evgenievich Kotelnikov, being a professional actor, was seriously interested in technology. To him belongs the idea of the parachute flexible constraction. On June 2, 1912 the parachute demonstration run was organized using a car. The car accelerated an Kotelnikov pulled the  releasing belt. The parachute fixed by towing shackles was released instantly and its retarding force was transferred to the car making the car making the car engine die out.