Invention of parachutes

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The first person to make a real attempt to construct a flying machine and fly was 'Abbas ibn Firnas in the 9th century. 

In 852 Abbas ibn Firnas, a Muslim engineer from Spain, made a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts and jumped from the minaret of the Grand Mosque in Qurtaba, in hope to glide like a bird. Although he did not glide in the air as he had expected, the cloak slowed his fall, creating what is considered to be the first parachute. 

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All information and facts are extracted from the following media. 
1001inventions.com
bbc.co.uk/history/ancient
muslimheritage.com