Abbas Abu al-Qasim
Ibn Firnas (810 - 887)
The stories say that Ibn Firnas was influenced by the one named Armen Firman in 852 CE.This is a person who made a living by pulling stunts.He wss no scientist buy by observing the nature around him and based on a rudimentary understanding of the mechanics of flight , he cobstructed a suit of silk with wood reinforced rods.Taking his crude machine, Armen Firman climbed to the top of a minaret of the grand mosque in Qurtaba and jumped.He did not fly, he plummeted but fortunately his flying construction infated just enough to slow his decent so he did not fall at full speed.Hitting the ground he was mildly hurt but he was not dead or crippled.This was probably the world's first parachute jump.
