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   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. These pages contain a comprehensive description of Octave Chanute's experiments along the south end of Lake Michigan ...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Octave_ChanuteOctave Chanute - Wikipedia

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   Occupation (s) Civil engineer, railway engineer and bridge designer, aviation pioneer. Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) was a French-American [1] civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He advised and publicized many aviation enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers. At his death, he was hailed as the father of aviation ...

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   Who was Octave Chanute?

   • Wilbur Wright upon Chanute's death in 1910. Born in Paris in 1832, Octave Alexandre Chanute migrated with his father to America at the age of 6. Son of a college professor, Chanute received private school education in New York and quickly began work in the engineering field as a surveyor in 1848 for the Hudson River Railroad.

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   What happened at Octave Chanute Air Force base?

   • One of these endeavors was the now-closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which detailed the history of Chanute Air Force Base and of aviation in general, and included a replica of Chanute's 1896 glider. The location of the base is now the Chanute Field Historic District, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

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   When did Octave Chanute get a stamp?

   • In 1978, the U.S. Postal Service commemorated Octave Chanute with a pair of 21-cent airmail stamps. In 1996, the National Soaring Museum honored the 100th anniversary of the glider flying experiments in the sand dunes along Lake Michigan as National Landmark of Soaring No. 8.

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   What is a Chanute biplane hang glider?

   • Chanute's 1896 biplane hang glider is a trailblazing design adapted by the Wright brothers, who "contrived a system consisting of two large surfaces on the Chanute double-deck plan". Chanute designed a twelve-winged glider, prepared for launch from the dunes of Miller Beach in 1896.

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   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.

5. www.hmdb.org › mOctave Chanute - The Historical Marker Database

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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.)

6. www.nps.gov › people › chanuteOctave Chanute - U.S. National Park Service

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   Born in Paris in 1832, Octave Alexandre Chanute migrated with his father to America at the age of 6. Son of a college professor, Chanute received private school education in New York and quickly began work in the engineering field as a surveyor in 1848 for the Hudson River Railroad. Over his career, Chanute built a reputation as one of the most ...

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8. www.soaringmuseum.org › pdf › hofOCTAVE CHANUTE (1999) - Soaring Museum

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   OCTAVE CHANUTE (1999) (1832-1910) 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.

9. www.eaa.org › 1896-chanute-hang-glider-replica1896 Chanute Hang Glider Replica - EAA

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   Aug 11, 2016 · 1896 Chanute Hang Glider Replica. Octave Chanute, a successful railroad design engineer, designed and built a hang glider in 1896. Octave used the glider in his efforts to learn how to control a flying machine. The pioneering efforts of Chanute and other inquisitive men built up a mass of information on the problems and solutions of human ...