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All agreed that the sensation of coasting on the air was delightful.

Octave Chanute

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Octave Chanute
Age: 78 †
Born: 1832
Born: February 18
Died: 1910
Died: November 23
Aerospace Engineer
Civil Engineer
Engineer
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Railway Engineer
Paris
France
Octave Chanut
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Coasting
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Sensations

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