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Octave Chanute, eigentlich Octave Alexandre Chanut, (* 18. Februar 1832 in Paris; † 23. November 1910 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahningenieur und Luftfahrtpionier. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Bauingenieur. 3 Flugtechniker. 4 Würdigungen. 5 Werke. 6 Siehe auch. 7 Literatur. 8 Weblinks. 9 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
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.
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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.)
Learn about Octave Chanute, a French-born American engineer who designed bridges, railroads, and gliders. He tested his biplane glider at the Indiana Dunes in 1896 and influenced the Wright brothers' flight.
17. Okt. 2015 · Learn how Octave Chanute, a pioneer of flight, influenced the Wright brothers with his book and his anemometer. See the anemometer used by the Wrights and the photo of Chanute with them at Kitty Hawk.
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.
Octave Chanute was already a well-known engineer when he began studying the problem of flight. His classic 1894 volume Progress in Flying Machines brought together in one book a history of humankind's attempts to fly. Chanute also applied his knowledge of bridge building to the design of gliders.
