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- Wiley Post - Wikipedia
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935) was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream
- Wiley Post | Aviator, Explorer, Innovator | Britannica
Wiley Post (born November 22, 1898, near Grand Saline, Texas, U S —died August 15, 1935, near Point Barrow, Alaska) was one of the most colorful figures of the early years of American aviation, who set many records, including the first solo flight around the world
- The Life Of Wiley Post: The First Person To Fly Solo Around The World
Wiley Post will forever go down in history as the first person to solo-circumnavigate the world by aircraft His initial record time of seven days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes has since been trimmed down to less than 47 hours, an effort accomplished by the 'One More Orbit' team in 2019
- Wiley Post’s Historic Around-the-World Flight
Seven days, 18 hours, and 49 ½ minutes later, Post landed at Floyd Bennett Field, becoming the first person to fly solo around the world This wasn't Post's first around-the-world trip
- Wiley Post - National Air and Space Museum
On July 22, 1933, Wiley Post completed a solo flight around the world in the Lockheed 5C Vega Winnie Mae This record-breaking flight demonstrated several significant aviation technologies It used two relatively new aeronautical devices—an autopilot and a radio direction finder
- 15–22 July 1933 - This Day in Aviation
15 July 1933: At 5:10 a m , Wiley Hardeman Post took off from Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island, New York, on a solo around-the-world flight His airplane was a Lockheed Model 5C Vega, NR105W, which he previously flown around the world in 1931 with navigator Harold Gatty
- This Incredible Pilot: Wiley Post - Plane Pilot
In 1931, Post flew around the world in nine days alongside navigator Harold Gatty, and in 1933 Post matched his around-the-world flight, this time solo, and eclipsed his previous record, completing the flight in seven days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes
- Wiley Post: First Solo Flight around the World, in 1933
However, aviation pioneer Wiley Post was every inch the hero when 50,000 excited fans thronged New York’s Floyd Bennett Field on 22 July 1933 to greet Post as he came in for a landing, the first person to fly solo around the world!
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