[1] Designed by Charles F. Kettering, the aircraft was a conventional tractor, tandem cockpit, two bay biplane powered by a Hall-Scott A-7a engine.

[2] Construction was of wood and fabric with the engine cowling and upper fuselage surfaces made of sheet metal.

In 1918, the FS-2 was modified with the addition of radio equipment for testing by Dayton-Wright and later in 1918, was refitted with a 220 hp (160 kW) geared Wright-Hisso E.[1][3] Both these aircraft were delivered to Howard Rinehart's flying school, The Wright Field Company.

This company provided flight training to both civilian and military aviators, including 41 Canadian pilots for the RFC and RNAS.

[1] By the end of 1918, the Standard J-1 had replaced the FS for training and the two aircraft were returned to Dayton-Wright where they were used for testing purposes.