Adrian Nicholas

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Leonardo da Vinci's pyramid-shaped parachute canopy (approx. 1485), successfully tested by Adrian Nicholas in 2000

Adrian Nicholas (March 4, 1962 , † September 17, 2005 ) was a British skydiver with over 8,000 jumps in thirty countries.

Nicholas became known to a wider public in 2000 through his successful test of Leonardo da Vinci's parachute study , with which he was able to provide practical evidence that Leonardo da Vinci had succeeded in the first working parachute design around 1485. Its pyramid-shaped design was later successfully tested in a modified form by the Swiss Olivier Vietti-Teppa.

Nicholas died on September 17th, 2005 in a skydiving accident.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dropzone: Adrian Nicholas Proves Da Vinci Chute Works (engl.)
  2. ↑ FoxNews: Swiss Man Safely Uses Leonardo da Vinci Parachute ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (engl.) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.foxnews.com

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SURNAME Nicholas, Adrian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British skydiver
DATE OF BIRTH March 4th 1962
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 2005