A 36-year-old Swiss amateur parachutist has made a successful 650-metre drop using a replica of a parachute designed more than 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. Mr Vietti-Teppa is the first person to have made it safely to the ground with the Leonardo model. Mr Vietti-Teppa jumped from a hovering helicopter and the Leonardo parachute opened at 600 metres, he reported. The parachute consists of four equilateral triangles, seven metres on each side, made of parachute fabric, Mr Vietti-Teppa explained. read more
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Works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael are among those going on show as part of a major exhibition of 16th and 17th Italian art, it has been announced. The exhibition of paintings and drawings from the Royal Collection is coming to Edinburgh in two parts. It celebrates the artistic legacy of the Stuart kings, Charles I and Charles II, whose tastes made a major impact on the character of the British Royal Collection. Please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement before using this site. read more
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A parachute designed by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago has been used successfully for the first time by a Swiss. The 36-year-old Swiss amateur parachutist said he jumped from a hovering helicopter at 650 metres (2,130 feet) on Saturday and the Leonardo parachute deployed as planned at 600 metres above a Geneva airport. He is the first person to make it safely to the ground using the da Vinci model - Britain’s Adrian Nicholas was forced to pull the ripcord on a modern back-up version to complete his descent safely in 2000. The parachute sketch was among a series of designs which show how much da Vinci was ahead of his time in coming up with ideas that would not be made reality for hundreds of years. read more
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Vietti-Teppa is the first person to have made it safely to the ground with the Leonardo model. In 2000, Britain's Adrian Nicholas tried it but had to pull the ripcord on a modern backup parachute to complete his descent safely. Vietti-Teppa jumped from a hovering helicopter and the Leonardo parachute opened at 600 metres, he reported. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse. read more
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