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The car in which the aeronauts sit is usually made of wicker-work of whalebone. It is sustained by cords attached to a network covering the entire upper half of the balloon.

Balloon with Car and Parachute

The car in which the aeronauts sit is usually made of wicker-work of whalebone. It is sustained by cords…

A, The Balloon made of taffeta, 25 feet in diameter covered with a net; B, the car suspended by longitudinal cords from the hoop C; D, the wings moved by rack-work E; F, a parachute or umbrella to break the force of descent if the balloon should burst; G, A tube communicating with the inside of the balloon.

Blanchard's Balloon

A, The Balloon made of taffeta, 25 feet in diameter covered with a net; B, the car suspended by longitudinal…

Robert Cocking's designed parachute. The parachute did not work properly and killed Mr. Cocking when he was testing it out.

Cocking's Parachute

Robert Cocking's designed parachute. The parachute did not work properly and killed Mr. Cocking when…

The first parachute invented by Andre-Jacques Garnerin. The first jump was carried out with a silk parachute on October 22, 1797.

Garnerin's Parachute Ascending

The first parachute invented by Andre-Jacques Garnerin. The first jump was carried out with a silk parachute…

The first parachute invented by Andre-Jacques Garnerin. The first jump was carried out with a silk parachute on October 22, 1797.

Garnerin's Parachute Decending

The first parachute invented by Andre-Jacques Garnerin. The first jump was carried out with a silk parachute…

"In 1839 Mr. Hampton made three descents in a parachute, on Garnerin's pattern, from his balloon, the "Albion." He followed Garnerin's example in attaching the parachute to the netting of the balloon, so that when the connection between the two was severed the latter was left to its own devices." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Hampton's Parachute

"In 1839 Mr. Hampton made three descents in a parachute, on Garnerin's pattern, from his balloon, the…

A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which anything may be sent down from a balloon without danger of too rapid motion.

Parachute

A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which anything may be sent down from…

An illustration of Cocking's parachute.

Cocking's Parachute

An illustration of Cocking's parachute.

The word "parachute" comes from "para", meaning "against" or "counter" in Ancient Greek, and "chute", the French word for "fall". Some modern parachutes are classified as semi-rigid wings, which are maneuverable and can make a controlled descent to break on impact with the ground.

DrogueParachute

The word "parachute" comes from "para", meaning "against" or "counter" in Ancient Greek, and "chute",…

This is a tool used to chute, or jump from an airplane and descent with.

Elongated Parachute

This is a tool used to chute, or jump from an airplane and descent with.

An illustration of a Garnerin parachute, a frameless parachute.

Garnerin Parachute

An illustration of a Garnerin parachute, a frameless parachute.