April 29, 2008- It has taken over 500 years and many, many failed attempts, but the da Vinci Parachute has been successfully flown.
Olivier Vietti-Teppa (36), of Switzerland successfully landed a da Vinci designed parachute, conceived somewhere around 1485.
The jump was made from 2000 feet from a helicopter.
"I came down in the middle of Payerne military airport in Switzerland, a perfect jump. " -Olivier Vietti-Teppa
Watch the video.
29 April 2008
Swiss Man Flies the da Vinci Parachute
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the cone shaped parachute looks good..
I watched the video and whew!.. that's really breath taking!..
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