A woman is lucky to be alive after she went skydiving this weekend and her parachute failed, causing her to freefall more than 5,000 feet to the ground. The incident, which happened on Saturday in ...

leap from thousands of feet above ground, and captivate crowds below — but for the U.S. Army Golden Knights, it’s about more than just the thrill. The Army’s elite parachute demonstration ...

The extreme sportsman had lost control during the flight and tried to save himself with a reserve parachute. Then came a horror moment: the reserve's handle had become entangled under the suit's ...

Photographs released by the Fire Department show the wrecked plane and parachute caught up in the trees about 100 feet from the ground. "These are usually worst-case scenarios. The fact that they ...

Since there is no physical instrumentation on the parachutes themselves during these tests, evaluators depend on Go Pro cameras in the aircraft and ground-based tracking instruments for video and ...

A dozen or more strong men held down its tethers. Meanwhile, Broadwick inspected his parachute rig, stretched on the ground. The apparatus was simple, and weighed about 40 to 45 pounds.

Ruth Hensinger crafted her wedding dress from the parachute that saved her fiancé in WWII—a timeless symbol of love, ...

The parade will involve some 6,600 soldiers, tanks and infantry vehicles, helicopter flyovers and parachute jumps, according to several people familiar with the planning effort, and will also ...