During this period he made a parachute descent from a balloon at 10,500 feet to investigate 'swinging'.

In spring 1890, he made two parachute descents from a balloon floating above the town.

The technique also allows delivery of loads that are too heavy for a direct parachute descent (high altitude drop).

First, there was the parachute descent, and of course it was possible that the parachute would not open.

I decided to do a hurried inventory of what had survived the parachute descent.

Jay Stokes holds the record for most parachute descents in a single day at 640.

One of her parachute descents was estimated at 8,000 feet (2,438 m).

Thereafter progress was to a real parachute descent.

The main mission phase was a parachute descent through Titan's atmosphere.