• Franz Reichelt: Icarus' Great-Great Grandson

  • Nov 23 2020
  • Length: 48 mins
  • Podcast

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Franz Reichelt: Icarus' Great-Great Grandson

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  • Franz Reichelt...genius or crazy person? Bird or man? Birdman?

    Franz Reichelt was an Austrian French tailor inventor and a man ahead of his time. A mustached pioneer at the turn of the 20th century, he came up with the 'Parachute Suit' - the lovechild of the Zoot Suit and Parachute Pants...before either of those were even a thing.

    In this episode we break down this not-so-famous invention and the pride that was to come before the fall...

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