In 1899 this pair started their research with a biplane flown like a kite
In 1899, Wilbur and Orville Wright built their first small biplane glider and flew if 
on a ... have problems with turns, so they changed its pair of fixed fins to a single,
... [DOC] [TLE] Early flying machines - Wikipedia [PAR] Early flying machines include all forms of aircraft studied or constructed before 
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