The Fluid Physics of Parachut Inflation
DOI: 10.1063/1.881361
Parachutes have a fascinating history and a promising future. They were born long before airplanes, in ancient China. Leonardo da Vinci made sketches of a parachutelike device at the end of the 15th century, and Fauste Veranzio parachuted from a Venetian tower in 1617. By the time airplanes arrived on the scene, parachutes were older than Methuselah.
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Carl W. Peterson. Sandia National, Laboratories.
