Armen Firman
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- For the Australian rock-group by the same name, see: Armen Firman (band)
Armen Firman was an
Andalusian-
Arab remembered for an attempt at flight in
852 AD. He wrapped himself in a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts and jumped from a tower in
Córdoba, Spain, intending to use the garment as wings on which he could glide. The attempt was unsuccessful, but the garment slowed his fall enough that he only sustained minor injuries, making it one of the earliest examples of a
parachute.
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