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Man drops himself from helicopter with parachute designed by Leonardo
Payerne, Switzerland - The project goes back to more than 5 centuries ago
It surely cannot be compared with the modern parachutes' ergonomics, but it didn't work: it was created by Leonardo more than 5 centuries ago, just as it was for its famous propeller, one of his main projects today we call helicopter. Last Saturday, Olivier Vietti-Teppa, from Switzerland, parachute fan, has dropped himself from a helicopter at Payerne military air-station, hanging up to a parachute...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1088887
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency