Octave Chanute's Glider Experiments
Octave Chanute arrived at Miller Beach, Gary, Indiana, on June 22, 1896, to perform gliding flight experiments in the Dunes just west of this site. Over 700 successful flights provided him with significant aerodynamic data.
Chanute willingly shared his data enabling the Wright Brothers and other pioneers to develop powered flying machines.
This marker is dedicated to Chanute and his assistants whose gliding experiments here helped make sustained flight a reality.
Erected July, 1996
National Soaring Museum
Harris Hill, Elmira, New York
Affiliate of the Soaring Society of America
Sponsored by the Chicagoland Glider Council
Submitted by: Stephen Sostaric