Octave Chanute Quotes


The machine may even carry mail is special cases. But the useful load will be very small. The machines will eventually be fast, they will be used in sport, but they are not to be thought of as commercial carriers.


Citations

Chanute, Octave. "Aerial Navigation." Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. 54, 1905, p. 300.

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Octave Chanute
Octave Chanute
  • Born: February 18, 1832
  • Died: November 23, 1910
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Civil Engineer, Railway Engineer Bridge Designer, Aviation Pioneer

Octave Chanute was a French-American civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided many budding enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers, with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father of aviation and the initial concepts of the heavier-than-air flying machine.