Gleb Kotelnikov

Gleb Kotelnikov
Born(1872-01-18)18 January 1872
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died22 November 1944(1944-11-22) (aged 72)
Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union
RankAir Force of the Soviet Union, Major-General

Gleb Yevgenyevich Kotelnikov (Russian: Глеб Евгеньевич Котельников; January 30 [O.S. January 18] 1872 – 22 November 1944) was a Russian and Soviet inventor of the knapsack parachute (first in the hard casing and then in the soft pack), and braking parachute.

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