Octave Chanute's Progress in Flying Machines

Octave Chanute's Progress in Flying Machines (HM12UE)

Location: Chanute, KS 66720 Neosho County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 40.883', W 95° 27.194'

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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 biplane design was so successful that it underwent few changes during the next 50 years and was a model for the "Wright Flyer" at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
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HM NumberHM12UE
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Year Placed2003
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 12:37am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 283667 N 4173296
Decimal Degrees37.68138333, -95.45323333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 40.883', W 95° 27.194'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 40' 52.98" N, 95° 27' 11.64" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 27 W Main St, Chanute KS 66720, US
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