Chanute
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The name Chanute may refer to:
- Chanute, KansasChanute, KansasChanute is a city in Neosho County, Kansas, United States. Founded on January 1, 1873, it was named after railroad engineer and aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,119...
, United States - Octave ChanuteOctave ChanuteOctave Chanute was a French-born American railway engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided 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 heavier-than-air flying machine...
, railroad engineer and aviation pioneer - Chanute Air Force BaseChanute Air Force BaseChanute Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located south of and adjacent to Rantoul, Illinois, about south of Chicago. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training....
, Illinois, United States - Octave Chanute AwardOctave Chanute AwardThis award was created in early 1902 by the Western Society of Engineers for papers of merit on engineering innovations. It is still awarded as of 2011. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc...
, awarded by the Western Society of Engineers since 1901 - Chanute Flight Award, awarded by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (between 1939 and 2005)
- Chanute Air Museum