Today in Feminist History: Amelia Earhart's Multiple-Record-Breaking Day (April 8, 1931)

Though fixed-wing aircraft have been around for almost 28 years, this new type was only invented in 1923. It uses a standard engine and propeller on the front for forward thrust, but in addition to two small wings on the side, and a standard tail, it also has four unpowered wings above, which rotate to provide lift as the craft moves forward through the air.

She first went aloft at 12:03, slowly gaining altitude for an hour and a half. When she knew she could go no higher, she cut the engine, then descended using only the power of the rotating blades overhead to slow her fall. She described the quiet descent as a “novel sensation.” The future turned out to be quite near, and she went up again at 4:20, this time going almost 500 feet higher, according to the barograph she carried. This instrument measures air pressure, and can therefore give an accurate reading of altitude since air pressure decreases with height.

SHE WAS GREAT!

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