Wiley Hardeman Post was a prominent American pilot born on November 22, 1898. He was from Maysville, Oklahoma and became one of the world’s most famous aviators in the 1930s. He set a record and became the first person to complete a flight around the world solo. Overcoming personal tragedy, Post refused to let this interfere with his love for flying. In addition to his airspeed records, he also invented the pressurized flight suit and discovered the jet stream. Throughout his lifetime, although Post faced hardships, he overcame them and made flight history (Wiley Post).
During his early years, Wiley Post lived in a small town in Texas. His parents were cotton farmers and moved frequently throughout the region. They settled in Oklahoma when …show more content…
Goodrich Company and helped develop the first pressurized air suits and discovered the jet stream. In 1935, he began to construct a new aircraft that would allow for takeoff and landing on bodies of water. The plane was completed by July 1935 and ready for takeoff. Post wanted to give it a long distance test run. Accompanying him was Will Rogers, an American humorist and friend. Rogers and Post departed in August. After a short stop in Alaska, they prepared for takeoff. Shortly after departure, Post lost control of the aircraft and crashed in the pond near Point Barrow, Alaska killing both men instantly. Wiley Post’s body remains were transported to Oklahoma for burial (Remembering Wiley Post and Will Rogers).
Throughout Wiley Post’s lifetime, he accomplished many things. Even with his academic struggle, he still managed to follow his dreams and enroll in a school for aircraft. As for the hardships he faced, such as losing his eye sight, he still didn’t give up. In fact, just a couple years later he beat multiple records as well as his own. Throughout the American Southwest, airports and aeronautical schools have been named in his honor. Post’s brief flying career and record-setting flights led him to become one of the world’s most famous pilots and a prominent figure in Oklahoma
During his early years, Wiley Post lived in a small town in Texas. His parents were cotton farmers and moved frequently throughout the region. They settled in Oklahoma when …show more content…
Goodrich Company and helped develop the first pressurized air suits and discovered the jet stream. In 1935, he began to construct a new aircraft that would allow for takeoff and landing on bodies of water. The plane was completed by July 1935 and ready for takeoff. Post wanted to give it a long distance test run. Accompanying him was Will Rogers, an American humorist and friend. Rogers and Post departed in August. After a short stop in Alaska, they prepared for takeoff. Shortly after departure, Post lost control of the aircraft and crashed in the pond near Point Barrow, Alaska killing both men instantly. Wiley Post’s body remains were transported to Oklahoma for burial (Remembering Wiley Post and Will Rogers).
Throughout Wiley Post’s lifetime, he accomplished many things. Even with his academic struggle, he still managed to follow his dreams and enroll in a school for aircraft. As for the hardships he faced, such as losing his eye sight, he still didn’t give up. In fact, just a couple years later he beat multiple records as well as his own. Throughout the American Southwest, airports and aeronautical schools have been named in his honor. Post’s brief flying career and record-setting flights led him to become one of the world’s most famous pilots and a prominent figure in Oklahoma