#wiley post

[miamaimania]

"Practical pressure suit for high altitude flying" (1934–35) ⎈ Wiley Post — direct precursor to the modern space suit

[chaos-hub]

On this date, in 1933

Wiley post became the first person to fly around the world in a fixed wing aircraft.

Post, (Credit; wikipedia)

He flew around the world in his personal Lockheed Vega, "Winnie May", and took just under 9 days.

Winnie May, (Credit Wikipedia

[oldshowbiz]

Air Hawks (1935) was a typical aviator B-movie. It had the extra distinction of co-star Wiley Post - just three months before he burned to death in a fiery plane crash with Will Rogers.

[gregorygalloway]

Wiley Post (22 November 1898 – 15 August 1935)

[historianatlarge]

A replica of the Lockheed Vega ‘Winnie Mae’, a record-setting aircraft used by Wiley Post.

[mrrandolphcarter-blog]

Lee Wiley, from Oklahoma runaway to chanteuse extraordinaire. For my money - and ears - the greatest Jazz singer, ever. Men fought over her, including a legendary brawl between the famous aviator Wiley Post and bandleader Victor Young!

[gregorygalloway]

Wiley Post (22 November 1898 – 15 August 1935)

[gregorygalloway]

50,000 people greeted Wiley Post at Floyd Bennett Field, Long Island on 22 July 1933, after he completed the first solo flight around the world.

2 years earlier, Post successfully flew around the northern part of the earth with aviator Harold Gatty, in 8 days and 15 hours and 51 minutes. For his solo around-the-world flight in 1933, he flew a slightly greater distance – 15,596 miles – in less time (7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes). For both flights, he used the Winnie Mae, a Lockheed Vega but equipped with a automatic pilot (still in the testing stage by its manufacturer) and a direction radio for Post’s solo journey.