In August 1899 the Wrights, taking a break from their profitable bicycle business in Dayton, Ohio, constructed a small biplane kite with a five-foot wingspan to test some of their theories.

• 1899年8月，莱特兄弟从他们在美国俄亥俄州达顿巿赚钱的脚踏车生意中抽空出来，建造了一架翼展1.；5公尺长，类似风筝的小型双翼机，来测试他们的理论。