In the spring of 2008, FBI agents announced that a white conical-shaped parachute that was remarkably similar to that used by the infamous sky pirate D.B. Cooper who threatened to blow up a Boeing ...

The beginnings of the idea for a parachute can be traced to China 4,000 years ago when people noticed that air resistance slowed free falls. In the 9th-century region of Al-Andalus (on the Iberian ...

On March 1, 1912, U.S. Army Captain Albert Berry climbed into a Benoist pusher-type airplane piloted by Tony Jannus, who two years later would achieve fame as the first airline pilot.At their feet ...

Currently, the Army uses the T-11 Advanced Tactical Parachute System (ATPS) as its primary static-line parachute. The T-11 was first introduced in 2007 and reached full operational capability in 2014.

These include Ring Slot ACS Canopy, Pilot Parachute - Ring Slot Canopy, Drouge Parachute - Conical Ribbon Canopy, and Main Canopy - Circular Slotted. Project Timeline.