A Flight Into History

Octave Chanute was a noted engineer who designed railroads throughout the United States and built the first bridge over the Missouri River at Kansas City. He was also a mentor and friend to Wilbur and Orville Wright, and his book, "Progress In Flying Machines" (1894), was a major reference for them. The first controlled and powered flight by the Wrights, the first for mankind, took place on December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, a windswept island off North Carolina.

Chanute, Kansas · United States