First, print the parachute template at the bottom of this story or draw a large square on a piece of newspaper. 1. Color your parachute. 2. Cut it out. 3. Tape a piece of string to each inside corner.

Leonardo DaVinci first imagined a parachute in his early writings, which he described as a tent from which a human would 'be able to throw himself down from any great height without suffering any ...

A research team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Montreal Polytechnique University has presented a new parachute concept inspired by the traditional Japanese art of paper cutting.

St. Louis and the state of Missouri have long been on the forefront of aviation achievements and cutting-edge developments. Perhaps one often overlooked event is that which occurred in early 1912, ...

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — He’s made 18,000 parachute jumps, helped train some of the world’s most elite skydivers, done some of the stunts for “Ironman 3.” But the plunge Luke Aikins knows he’ll be ...