Franz Reichelt’s Death Jump off the Eiffel Tower (1912) | British Pathé | Video

Franz Reichelt’s Fatal Jump

Flying Tailor Franz Reichelt was known as The Flying Tailor and is credited with inventing the coat parachute. To prove it worked, he conned the keepers of the Eifel Tower to let him demonstrate. On February 04, 1912, Franz held a major press venue so they could witness his inaugural jump. He leaped from the first deck and gravity took over. It was captured on film and today you can watch this moron splat himself on YouTube. What a way to end his life! ©https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/9343492?ut

In 1912, Franz Reichelt, a successful tailor known as the "Birdman," climbed the Eiffel Tower to test a revolutionary invention. He had designed a "parachute suit" intended to save the lives of early aviators in the event of an emergency. Despite warnings and a frozen landing zone on the Champ de Mars, Reichelt remained confident in his design. This rare historical footage captures the somber moment of his experiment, which ultimately failed to deploy at the low altitude of 57 meters (187 ft). |

En 1912, Franz Reichelt tentait déjà de sauter de la tour Eiffel avec son costume-parachute