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Oct 30, 2016 · Octave Chanute, the eminent civil engineer, came with his team to the Indiana Dunes in 1896 and 1897 to experiment and fly gliders.
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Jun 19, 2022 · The Octave Chanute Pages. Octave Chanute - this Chicago engineer was the 'elder statesman' of aeronautical experiments in 1900. His glider experiments at Miller Beach in 1896 produced the most influential and significant glider of the pre-Wright era. (Submitted on June 25, 2022, by Lou Donkle of Valparaiso, Indiana.)
O. Chanute, Progress in Flying Machines. (New York: Dover, 1997/1894). This reprint may be read on line here. This is a greatly revised version of Episode 288. Images: Chanute's image courtesy Wikipedia Commons. The Chanute gliders are courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum. Glider replica photo by J. Lienhard
Chanute cheered in 1902 when the Wrights started making, as a matter of course, 600-foot flights in fully controllable gliders. With the success of those gliders, a powered aircraft now appeared within reach. The next year, on December 17,1903, the Wrights' plane took off and flew under its own power.
1 This brief address was given at Gary, Indiana, on Saturday P.M., July 11, 1936. The occasion was the dedication of a bronze tablet marker to Octave Chanute, at the site of his experiments with gliders in 1896 and 1897. The ceremonies were held in. Marquette Park. Octave Chanute: Pioneer Glider.
Octave Chanute 1999 about (1832-1910) Early Pioneer; Glider Designer. Bio. Octave Chanute was possibly the first person to publicly promote the sport of gliding and soaring in the United States of America. In September 1896 a Chicago Tribune reporter quoted him as saying, "... With the high wind the practice was full of excitement for beholders.
Welcome to the website for the documentary Octave Chanute: Patron Saint of Flight. The film is available for purchase on ebay for $14.95 /shipping included. Just search “Octave Chanute Documentary”
