1908年8月21日,奥维尔·赖特说他已作好进行一系列飞行的准备,以证明他们兄弟俩所造的飞机符合美国国防部的要求。1907年2月,陆军通讯兵部门接受了赖特兄弟以2.5万美元造一架中型飞机的投标。为使陆军验收达标,这架飞机必须证明能在空中飞行一小时,时速为40英里,陆军还要求这架飞机应该能用一辆标准的马车运送。奥维尔·赖特说他已在弗吉尼 On August 21, 1908, Orville Wright said he was ready for a series of flights to prove that the aircraft his brothers made met U.S. Department of Defense requirements. In February 1907, the Army Communications Division accepted the bid from the Wright Brothers for a medium-sized aircraft for $ 25,000. To qualify the Army for acceptance, the aircraft must prove capable of flying in the air for an hour and at a speed of 40 miles per hour. The Army also demanded that the aircraft should be able to be transported on a standard carriage. Orville Wright said he was in Virginia