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Gleb Kotelnikov
Russian inventor (1872–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gleb Yevgenyevich Kotelnikov (Russian: Глеб Евгеньевич Котельников, January 30 [O.S. January 18] 1872 – November 22, 1944), was the Russian-Soviet inventor of the knapsack parachute (first in the hard casing and then in the soft pack), and braking parachute.
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Born | (1872-01-18)18 January 1872 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Died | 22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 72) Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Rank | Air Force of the Soviet Union, Major-General |
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