Skip to main content
  • The Project
  • Join the Team
    • Ambassadors
    • Legacy Society
    • Donate Online
    • STAR Wall
    • In-Kind Donations
  • Hall of Fame
    • Search Hall of Fame
    • 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
    • Nominate
    • Criteria for Selection
    • Selection Process
  • Celebration Event
    • 2023 Hall of Fame Celebration
    • Look Who's Registered 2022
    • Schedule of Events
    • Celebration Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • 2022 Path/Pioneers of Excellence
  • Awards
    • Path & Pioneers of Excellence
    • 2022 Pioneers of Excellence
    • 2021 Path of Excellence
    • 2021 Pioneers of Excellence
    • 2020 Path of Excellence
    • 2019 Path of Excellence
    • 2018 Path of Excellence
    • Trustees Award
  • Videos
  • News
    • News
    • In Memoriam
    • Newsletters
  • Trustees
    • Trustees
    • Trustees-at-Large
  • Supporters
    • Major Donors
    • Donor Recognition
  • Contact
  • Donate
    • Online Donation
    • STAR Wall
    • In-Kind Donations
  • News
  • Trustees
  • Supporters
  • Contact
  • Donate
Home
  • The Project
  • Join the Team
  • Hall of Fame
  • Celebration Event
  • Awards
  • Videos

John P. Higgins

JOHN P. HIGGINS (USA) made his first parachute jump in 1959 making him a true pioneer in the area of parachuting.  He has made a total of 3,600 jumps. In 1964, along with two other partners, he opened “The Chute Shop” in Flemington, New Jersey.  John became the sole owner in 1968 and the company name was changed to North American Aerodynamics, Inc.  They were the first company to receive approval to modify the Army T-10 and Navy conical reserve to make them steerable and they were one of the first companies to receive a TSO to manufacture a sport harness/container.  This first container was the “mini System”.  North American Aerodynamics designed and manufactured the Jalbert Parafoil Accuracy parachute in the early 1980’s.  The Parafoil remains today the most popular accuracy canopy in the world. John was awarded the Parachute Industry Association Don Beck Memorial Achievement Award in 2015.

 

More

  • Search Hall of Fame
All future generations will be able to follow the development of our sport through the Museum. - Kim Emmons Knor, D-221
Read More

PRESENTING THE DREAM OF HUMAN FLIGHT®
 2023 International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame® is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation governed by a Board of Trustees
Phone: 407.900.9997 | Fax: 386.872.5450 | Contact Us​
Privacy Policy | State Nonprofit Disclosures | Terms of Use
Admin Login | LWRF