Octave Chanute

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French-American aviation pioneer (1832-1910)

France ScientistsLived 1832 to 1910 · aged 78

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Octave Chanute was a French-American 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 and the initial concepts of the heavier-than-air flying machine.

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Hannibal Bridge, 1869

Chanute stands in the middle of the Hannibal Bridge in 1869.

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".[5]

Chanute designed a twelve-winged glider, prepared for launch from the dunes of Miller Beach in 1896.

William Avery was at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, about to launch a glider designed by Chanute.

Octave Chanute, 1908

The Frieze of American History detail The Birth of Aviation is displayed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, and depicts Leonardo da Vinci, Samuel Langley, Octave Chanute, the Wright Brothers, and their pioneering Wright Flyer.

Awards 2

1963National Aviation Hall of Fame

Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Connected to Octave 6

Geoffrey de HavillandAlso won Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Jack NorthropAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame

Jerrie MockAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame

Orville WrightAlso won Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Theodore von KármánAlso won Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society

Marc MitscherAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame

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