| Show Giant Parachute Lowers Plane Los Angeles A A parachute fifty feet across invented indented by Harry A A. Doucett chief machinists machinist's mate in the United States nav navy Tuesday in Its initial test here brought a plane and pilot to earth from an altitude of 2500 feet after the engine had been killed The plane landed on a hillside and broke a propeller blade and Its running running run run- ning gear but otherwise no damage I Iwas was done R. R Carl former army i air pilot took the plane into the air for the parachute test Pilots and observers observers ob ob- ob s servers of twenty four planes which flew new here from the naval air base at I North Island San Diego where the inventor Doucett Doucett is stationed two planes pl nes from oc we I iii army l fi TS ii ta to Monica witnessed the trial flight and drop At an altitude of 2500 feet killed his engine cut the giant parachute folded on top of his plane and let the machine drop |
