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1. indianapublicmedia.org › momentofindianahistoryThe Crazy Old Man of the Sand Dunes: Octave Chanute

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   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 ...

2. www.jstor.org › stable › 27788615Octave Chanute's Experiments with Gliders in the Indiana ...

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   Octave Chanute's Experiments with Gliders 385 man's glider dangerous and hard to handle, so tests with it were discontinued.12 The Chanute glider, the wings of which were arranged to swerve fore and aft to adjust the center of lift, was a fantastic machine with five tiers of wings on each side of the center structure.

3. invention.psychology.msstate.edu › i › ChanuteOctave Chanute - Mississippi State University

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   Chanute's favorite was the Katydid, which featured multiple wings that could be moved about on the fuselage to facilitate experimentation. Chanute's Kaytdid glider. A second machine, built late in 1896, was the Chanute/Herring Biplane, a small but relatively sturdy glider that employed Pratt trussing to achieve its considerable strength. Both ...

4. www.youtube.com › watchOctave Chanute and the glider flying in the Indiana Dunes in ...

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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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5. www.soaringmuseum.org › hof_moreNational Soaring Museum | Soaring Museum - Hall of Fame ...

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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.

6. invention.psychology.msstate.edu › ChanuteOctave Chanute - Mississippi State University

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   Chanute's favorite was the Katydid, which featured multiple wings that could be moved about on the fuselage to facilitate experimentation. Chanute's Kaytdid glider. A second machine, built late in 1896, was the Chanute/Herring Biplane, a small but relatively sturdy glider that employed Pratt trussing to achieve its considerable strength. Both ...

7. engines.egr.uh.edu › episode › 288Octave Chanute | The Engines of Our Ingenuity

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   T he American glider pioneer Octave Chanute and his assistants made their flights during the summers of 1896 and '97. He was 64 when they went to the sand dunes along southern Lake Michigan. He was 64 when they went to the sand dunes along southern Lake Michigan.