When asked why she flew, Amelia Earhart answered, “My ambition is to have this wonderful gift produce practical results for the future of commercial flying and for the women who may want to fly tomorrow’s planes” (Quotes, n.p). Amelia Earhart was easily one of the best pilots in aviation history. On July 3, 1937 Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared during their attempt to circumnavigate the globe. If successful, Earhart could have been the first woman to accomplish the feat, only adding to her list of aviation records. They aimed to land on the Howland Island on July 2, 1937 but never arrived. Earhart’s disappearance altered the course of aviation history by stopping her streak of records and aviation firsts in their tracks.
If Amelia Earhart hadn’t disappeared, she could have continued to break aviation records, set aviation firsts, and further advance the field beyond what was considered possible at the time. Earhart was already an inspiration before her …show more content…
Amelia Earhart stacks up against some of the aviation greats including Charles Lindbergh, James Doolittle, and Noel Wien. In 1922 after Amelia got her first plane she unofficially broke the woman’s altitude record with an altitude of 14,000ft (Sloate, 116). In 1930 she set the woman’s speed record for 100 kilometers (Sloate, 116). She set this record with no load and with a load of 500 kilograms. Amelia also set the speed record of 181.18mph over a 3K course (Sloate, 116). In 1932 Amelia set the women’s nonstop transcontinental speed record. Earhart flew 2,447.8 miles in 19hours and 5 minutes (Sloate, 116). On that same trip, she also became the first person to fly solo nonstop from coast to coast (Sloate, 116). In 1933 she broke her previous transcontinental speed record. This time she flew the same course in 17 hours and 7 minutes (Sloate,
If Amelia Earhart hadn’t disappeared, she could have continued to break aviation records, set aviation firsts, and further advance the field beyond what was considered possible at the time. Earhart was already an inspiration before her …show more content…
Amelia Earhart stacks up against some of the aviation greats including Charles Lindbergh, James Doolittle, and Noel Wien. In 1922 after Amelia got her first plane she unofficially broke the woman’s altitude record with an altitude of 14,000ft (Sloate, 116). In 1930 she set the woman’s speed record for 100 kilometers (Sloate, 116). She set this record with no load and with a load of 500 kilograms. Amelia also set the speed record of 181.18mph over a 3K course (Sloate, 116). In 1932 Amelia set the women’s nonstop transcontinental speed record. Earhart flew 2,447.8 miles in 19hours and 5 minutes (Sloate, 116). On that same trip, she also became the first person to fly solo nonstop from coast to coast (Sloate, 116). In 1933 she broke her previous transcontinental speed record. This time she flew the same course in 17 hours and 7 minutes (Sloate,