Octave Chanute's Progress in Flying Machines

Chanute - Wright Memorial

Mr. Chanute's 1891 book "Progress in Flying Machines" made him the world's first aviation historian, but, more importantly, for the first time experimenters could read of work done before them and not waste time by repetition.

His 1896 ...

Octave Chanute and "The Problem of The Ages"

Chanute - Wright Memorial

Mr. Chanute moved to Chicago in 1889 and began working on solving "the problem of the ages" - heavier-than-air flight.

Chanute corresponded with men all over the world interested in flight. He gathered all the information he could ...

Octave Chanute and the Founding of the Town of Chanute

Chanute - Wright Memorial

In 1873, Octave Chanute collaborated with the four towns of Tioga, Alliance, New Chicago and Chicago Junction to successfully convince the railroad to run a main line through this area.

For his efforts the towns agreed to name ...

Octave Chanute: Engineer

Chanute - Wright Memorial

Born in Paris in 1832, Octave Chanute immigrated to the U.S. at the age of six. Even with no education in engineering, he would become one of the foremost engineers of the 19th Century through involvement in ...

Octave Chanute

1832 - 1910

"If he (Chanute) has not lived, the entire history of progress in flying would have been other than it has been, for he encouraged not only the Wright Brothers to persevere in their experiments, but (his) private correspondence ...