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quite different to the modern use of a parachute, it's not explained on the image page, and doesn't seem to be explained anywhere in the article/s. The articles suggest he jumped out of a balloon, by which I'd assume the basket, but this looks like the parachute was in some way cut loose or separated from a free floating balloon while he remained in the basket, which is clearly not the same as jumping from a balloon. Hmm, something needs fixing... --
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The caption at the bottom presumably describes the three figures, but is in French. It should be translated into
English on the image page as a matter of course, and because it's not entirely clear what each image is showing. I for one aren't too clear on the middle image for starters, as it looks
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Thanks - needs to be added to the image page though, unless someone comes up with an improved version. Probably confirms what I thought I was seeing, but as I said above it doesn't gel with the mentions of this event in the articles, as he's not 'jumping' from the balloon.
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I'll have a look at the article text and seek additional sourcing. Did about 350 miles of driving yesterday (500km) so have been pretty busy off-wiki. Thanks for your help, Stevage, and for your patience, Jjron.
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I've found three sources that support this depiction as correct, and expanded the article citing the most detailed of the three. Also added
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very good historical illistration, my reading of the image is the first view is from above, second is the ascending configuration and the third is the decending configuration.
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F1 Parachute canopy. F2 Parachute folded at take-off. F3 Parachute deployed at separation from balloon. (Could probably be improved...)
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My reading of the caption is that the parachute was attached to the bottom of a balloon, then released.
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A schematic for the first successful human descent by a frameless silk parachute. A bit similar to a
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