Wasn't his work based on Lilienthal's though? edit: "Chanute was too old to fly, so he partnered with younger experimenters, including Augustus M. Herring and

Wasn't his work based on Lilienthal's though? edit: "Chanute was too old to fly, so he partnered with younger experimenters, including Augustus M. Herring and William Avery. In 1896, Chanute, Herring, and Avery tested a design based on the work of German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal, and of hang gliders of their own design. " - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Chanute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Chanute Looks like yes.