History Main / ImprovisedParachute

* In ''Film/TheLostWorld1998'', the survivors of the expedition construct a makeshift parachute from the remains of the envelope of the balloon, and [[spoiler:Challenger and Amanda]] ultimately use it to escape the plateau.

* In ''Manga/{{Planetes}}'', the heroes escaped a burning building using parachute made of tied bedsheets. Even while it was on the Moon ([[JustifiedTrope and thus gravity was only a fraction of Earth's]]) they [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ended badly injured]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': In some [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] stories, Batman's [[BadassCape cape]] doubles as a parachute. In UsefulNotes/{{the Modern Age|of Comic Books}}, it's sometimes used as glider to slow his fall, with the added bonus of allowing him to reach the safety of rooftops, all while [[RuleOfCool looking really cool]]. Same basic principle.

* ''VideoGame/{{Madagascar}}: Operation Penguin'' for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance: Once Private recovers a hamburger wrapper, he can use it as a parachute.

* In some [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' stories, Batman's [[BadassCape cape]] doubles as a parachute. In UsefulNotes/{{the Modern Age|of Comic Books}}, it's sometimes used as glider to slow his fall, with the added bonus of allowing him to reach the safety of rooftops, all while [[RuleOfCool looking really cool]]. Same basic principle.

* In ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', Reed Richards often turns his super-elastic body into a human parachute when he needs to save himself and his family from a fall.
* In ''ComicBook/TheFurtherAdventuresOfIndianaJones'' #4, Indy uses a blanket as a parachute when forced to bail out of a plane off the British coast.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' has, on multiple occasions, created a parachute using his web shooters.
* It also happens in ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/WhoIsSuperwoman''. ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s powers get nullified when she's flying over the city's streets, so she grabs her cape and parachutes her way to a nearby rooftop.

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'': In "The Cham-Cham", Parker climbs on the roof of a cable car careering down a wire at a high speed. Lady Penelope offers him her umbrella, to help him attach hooks to it lowered by Thunderbird 2. When Parker falls off the roof, he uses the umbrella as a parachute.

* ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}: In "The Cham-Cham", Parker climbs on the roof of a cable car careering down a wire at a high speed. Lady Penelope offers him her umbrella, to help him attach hooks to it lowered by Thunderbird 2. When Parker falls off the roof, he uses the umbrella as a parachute.

* ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'': Alice uses her long skirt as a parachute when holding A.

* ''VideoGame/FreddiFish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove'': Laren the musician can use his shirt as a parachute to slow down his fall while grabbing hold of it.

* There is a NotSafeForWork VideoGame/SenranKagura fancomic by [[https://www.deviantart.com/lilacdragoon LilacDragoon]] on WebSite/DeviantArt where [[Characters/SenranKaguraNintendo3DS Yomi]] tests out a glider that ends up falling apart in mid-air, hundreds of feet above a [[CactusCushion cactus-filled]] [[AllDesertsHaveCacti desert]]. Thinking quickly, Yomi doffs her dress and [[ParachutePetticoat uses it as a parachute]]. Her relief is short-lived, because she doesn't notice where she's landing and [[PainToTheAss drops butt-first onto a cactus]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'': In "Frankenfixer", [=McGee=] uses Sawyer's handkerchief as a parachute.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'': Princess Peach uses her dress as a parachute in several games in the series, starting with this one.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'':

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': In "Operation: Lollipop", Buttons uses a mailbag as a parachute.