In mid-year, Chicago engineer and aviation authority Octave Chanute brought together several men who tested various types of gliders over the sand dunes along the shore of Lake Michigan.
Suvel tõi Chicago insener ja lennundusametnik Octave Chanute kokku mitu meest, kes testisid erinevat tüüpi purilennukimudeleid, lennutades neid Michigani järve ümbruse liivaluidete kohal.