▁Germany , ▁which ▁had ▁conf isc ated ▁an ▁Ir ving ▁plant ▁and ▁bought ▁its ▁pat ents ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁Ir ving ▁par ach utes ▁saved ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁lives . ▁ ▁As ▁aircraft ▁fle w ▁at ▁ever ▁increasing ▁alt itudes , ▁pil ots ▁and ▁air cre w ▁were ▁subject ▁to ▁ever ▁lower ▁temper atures , ▁and ▁Ir vin ▁designed ▁and ▁manufact ured ▁the ▁classic ▁she eps kin ▁flying ▁jack et ▁to ▁meet ▁av i ators ' ▁special ▁requirements . ▁Later ▁the ▁company ▁also ▁made ▁car ▁seat ▁bel ts , ▁sl ings ▁for ▁cargo ▁handling , ▁and ▁even ▁can ning ▁mach in ery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁finally ▁removed ▁the ▁mis nom ic ▁' g ' ▁from ▁its ▁name , ▁becoming ▁Ir vin ▁Air ▁Ch ute , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁again ▁to ▁Ir vin ▁A eros pace ▁Inc . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁par ach utes , ▁the ▁company ▁( now ▁Air bor ne ▁Systems ) ▁special izes ▁in ▁a ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁products ▁for ▁global ▁a eros pace ▁and ▁military ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Les lie ▁Ir vin ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Air bor ne ▁Systems ▁Military ▁Par ach utes , ▁C argo ▁Par ach utes , ▁Aer ial ▁D elivery ▁Equ ip ment ▁ ▁Category : American ▁sk yd ivers ▁Category