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# On 4 February 1912 the French tailor Franz Reichelt, who had devised a parachute suit for jumps from a great height, tested his own invention on himself by leaping from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, from 57 metres
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- Published: 2025-02-05T06:32:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:31:12.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
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On 4 February 1912 the French tailor Franz Reichelt, who had devised a parachute suit for jumps from a great height, tested his own invention on himself by leaping from the first platform of the Eiffel Tower, from 57 metres. And was killed

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