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OCTAVE CHANUTE

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ABOUT THE PERSON

Octave Chanute is born onFeb 18th 1832.

He was an American railroadengineer and aviation pioneer.

At his death, he was knownas the father of the aviation

and the heavier-than-airflying machine.

Chanute has correspondedwith many aviation pioneersincluding Augustus Herring,William Aver William Paul

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THE KATYDID

The Katydid featured multiple wings that could be movedabout on the fuselage to facilitate experimentation.

The frame was made of spruce; the surfaces were of

varnished Japanese silk. The craft underwent several changes in its wingconfiguration that improved its flying ability.

In its final configuration, it weighed 33.5 pounds (15.2kilograms), with a supporting surface at the front of 143.5 square feet (13.3 square meters).

Flown on the shores of Lake Michigan at Miller Beach,Indiana, near Chicago, the craft made some two hundredglides.

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KATYDID GALLERY

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THE CHANUTE-HERRING GLIDER

The Wright brothers called this glideras the 'Chanute double decker'.

This glider was the model the Wrightbrothers used in constructing theirgliders and their first airplane.

Both Herring and Chanute contributed

to the design.Each 16-foot (4.9-meter) wing wascovered with varnished silk. The pilot

hung from two bars that ran downfr m the er win s n sse

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-HERRING GLIDER

GALLERY

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1. Chanute built one more biplane glider, which was flownmore than 80 times by William Avery at the 1904 St.Louis World's Fair.

1. To launch the glider from a level field, Chanute deviseda launching apparatus in which the pilot held the gliderand stood on a small rolling dolly.

1. This glider was first flown on October 7th, Averyascended 35 feet and glided for 175 feet.

1. The 1904 glider is the only one surviving today thatwas built by Chanute.

THE 1904EXPOSITION GLIDER

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EXPOSITION GLIDER GALLERY

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It now hangs in Musee de l'Air et

de l'Espace(French Air and SpaceMuseum Paris France.

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Chanute also witnessed the early Wrightflights, including the 1902 glider and the1904 and 1905 powered flyer.

Chanute became estranged from theWrights during their efforts to sell theirairplane.

Around the time of his death on November23, 1910, Chanute and the Wrights were

working toward reconciliation. Wilbur

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In memory of Octave Chanute, the town Chanutein Kansas and the former Chanute Air Force Base

near Rantoul, Illinois is named after him. Theformer base has now been turned into OctaveChanute Aerospace Museum, detailing the historyof aviation and of Chanute Air Force Base.

As part of commemoration of the 100thanniversary of the Wright Brothers flight in 2003,Aviation Week & Space Technology named

Chanute 38th on its list of top 100 most

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