when did leonardo invent the parachute
Parachute-by Leonardo Da Vinci. The first parachute (. ) had been imagined and sketched by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 15th century. It's hard to believe something as modern as a parachute could be invented over 500 years ago. Leonardo's parachute design consists of sealed linen cloth held open by a pyramid of wooden poles, about seven metres long.