Gleb Kotelnikov
Gleb Yevgeniyevich 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.
Gleb Yevgeniyevich Kotelnikov | |
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| Born | 18 January 1872 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 22 November 1944 (aged 72) Moscow Region, USSR |
| Allegiance | USSR |
| Rank | Air Force of the USSR, Major-General |
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