Indiana
Dunes Diary, kept by Octave Chanute of his important gliding experiments
in 1896.
Chicago
Tribune article about Octave Chanute's gliding experiments - June 24, 1896.
Another
Tribune article about the Chanute experiments dated September 8, 1896
concerning Butusov's 'Albatross' with a neat artist's drawing included.
Chicago
Times-Herald article of Sept. 8, 1897 by a reporter who visited Herring at
Dune Park and tried the glider himself. A great description of what it was
like to fly a Chanute/Herring glider.
The
Westchester Tribune's (Chesterton, Indiana) article of October 3, 1896
that describes Butusov's final attempt to launch the 'Albatross.'
Aerial Flights, a report
of Chanute's experiments in Indiana. October 31.
From 1896 Aeronautical Annual, Sailing Flight.
From 1897 Aeronautical Annual, Recent Experiments in Gliding Flight. (Missing a few photos)
The Chanute-Mouillard Correspondence from April 16, 1890 to May 20, 1897. Only 12 copies of the English translation of the Chanute-Mouillard correspondence, undertaken at the request of Perl I. Young, were ever published. Thanks to Simine Short, who scanned and converted the text, this important correspondence is now widely available.
Progress in Flying Machines. Chanute's most famous and important work. This book is being brought online slowly. Currently the full text is online, as well as both appendices. Only about 2/3 of the figures have been scanned in, and proofing has just begun. At the moment, I consider this posting to be preliminary. If you find mistakes, please let me know. Important note: Dover Press has released a reprint of Progress in Flying Machines in paperback! Special order your copy today from your nearby bookstore.
Experiments in Flying by Octave Chanute. June, 1900.
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through Steve Spicer's excellent web site
The
Octave Chanute Pages. Steve adds new material all the time, so you
may wish to check his site for recent additions beyond what I have
cataloged here.