Tuesday, March 2, 2010

1st Influence: Amelia was an awesome aviator!


Amelia Earhart was a phenomenal aviator. These are just some of the many records she set:
1922- She set women’s altitude record of 14,000 ft.
1928- She becomes the first women passenger to fly across the Atlantic
1930- Set women’s speed record of 181 miles per hour
1932- She became the first women to fly solo across the Atlantic
1935- First person to fly solo from Honolulu to California
1937- She attempts to fly around the world in a Lockheed Electra plane
She was a true pioneer of aviation, for women and men.

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