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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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(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.
When the group broke camp on September 26th, 1896 they had completed several hundred flights with the biplane. At that time, the little biplane was the most successful heavier-than-air flying machine in the world. Caption: Octave Chanute holds his biwing glider design on top of a dune.
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 ...
Oct 30, 2016 · 32. 3.1K views 7 years ago. Octave Chanute, the eminent civil engineer, came with his team to the Indiana Dunes in 1896 and 1897 to experiment and fly gliders. ...more.
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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.
Jan 13, 2009 · Attempting to keep a low profile, Chanute and his crew nonetheless attracted the attention of the media. The Westchester Tribune described the inventor as a “little man with gray hair and a ...
