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Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) 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.
Octave Chanute (born Feb. 18, 1832, Paris, France—died Nov. 23, 1910, Chicago, Ill., U.S.) was a leading American civil engineer and aeronautical pioneer. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.) Immigrating to the United States with his father in 1838, Chanute attended private schools in New York City.
Octave Chanute (18 de fevereiro de 1832, Paris — 23 de novembro de 1910 (78 anos), Chicago, Illinois) foi um engenheiro civil e pioneiro da aviação ameriano. Ele forneceu ajuda e conselhos a muitos entusiastas iniciantes da aviação, incluindo os irmãos Wright, e ajudou a divulgar as suas experiências de vôo.
Octave Chanute was a pioneer of aviation who published a book on flying machines in 1894 and encouraged the Wright Brothers in their gliding experiments. He also made Europe aware of the Wright Brothers' success and was a collector and disseminator of aeronautical information.
Learn about Octave Chanute, a French-born American engineer who designed bridges, railroads, and gliders. He was a friend and advisor to the Wright brothers and published the first comprehensive book on aviation in 1894.
17 de out. de 2015 · Learn how Octave Chanute, a pioneer of flight, influenced the Wright brothers with his book and his anemometer. The anemometer was used to measure wind velocity and airspeed during their experiments and flights.
Learn about Octave Chanute, a pioneer in aviation history and the first aviation historian. Explore his manuscripts, correspondence and glider designs in this collection.
