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
2024年11月18日 · 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.
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.
Remembering Wiley Post and Will Rogers
2013年8月16日 · Wiley Post became one of America’s greatest aviators at the height of the Great Depression. Even with the loss of his left eye, Post was able to break numerous aeronautical records before his tragic death alongside Will Rogers in Alaska.
Wiley Post and Will Rogers Killed in Plane Crash - ThoughtCo
2020年3月17日 · On August 15, 1935, famous aviator Wiley Post and popular humorist Will Rogers were flying together in a Lockheed hybrid airplane when they crashed just 15 miles outside of Point Barrow, Alaska. The engine had stalled just after take-off, causing the plane to nose-dive and crash into a lagoon.
The Life Of Wiley Post: The First Person To Fly Solo Around The …
2023年9月27日 · 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.
This Incredible Pilot: Wiley Post - Plane & Pilot Magazine
2024年1月29日 · Post was killed at age 36 in a 1935 airplane accident alongside pilot and friend Will Rogers. As a tribute to the Oklahoman, Post lay in state in the capitol rotunda in Oklahoma City. Wiley Post Airport (KPWA) in Oklahoma City bears his name, and he was enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1969.
Post, Wiley Hardeman (1898–1935) - TSHA
2017年6月17日 · Wiley Hardeman Post, aviator, fourth son of William Francis and Mae (Quinlan) Post, was born near Grand Saline in Van Zandt County, Texas, on November 22, 1898. Before his death in a plane crash in 1935, Post became one of the best-known fliers in the world, mainly because of a flight around the world with navigator Harold Gatty in 1931 and a ...
About Wiley Post | WPA
From his record-breaking flights to his innovations and explorations, Wiley Post made many vital contributions that advanced the science and theory of flight and made him one of the most celebrated pilots in aviation history.
Wiley Post: Aviation Pioneer
Wiley Hardeman Post was born near Grand Saline, Texas on November 22, 1898. He was a mechanical genius who fixed things around the farm growing up. When he saw his first airplane at a county fair in 1913 he knew that he wanted to be a pilot.