Leonardo's parachute worked just like today's modern parachutes. But Leonardo did not know that the linen cloth he used would spread itself out in the air so he made a pyramid shaped shell to spread the cloth over. Air would get caught in the pyramid and create drag, tons of it, slowing whoever is attached to it, down.
A kind of.
He invented the parachute in 1499.
pyramid
Leonardo de Vinci
how did leonardo da vinci's tank invention affect the world
1564
a pyramid
Parachute
Parachute
his horse
Leonardo observed a children's toy which could rise. Leonardo realised that the principle might be used on larger things. But it did not really work. Leonardo did not even try to execute this 'invention' Like most of his ideas it remained a sketch.
yes he invintend a square silk one