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Willey H. Post and his Lockheed Vega 5C (converted 5B), nicknamed 'Winnie Mae' after the daughter of its original owner, an Oklahoman oilman F.C. Hall
His flight records were inscribed under the plane's name on the tail section:
LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO - 9 HRS 9 MIN 4 SEC - AUG 27 1930
AROUND THE WORLD - 8 DAYS 15 HRS 51 MIN - JUNE 23 TO JULY 1 1931
AROUND THE WORLD - 7 DAYS 18 HRS 49 MIN - JULY 15 TO JULY 22 1933
LOS ANGELES TO CLEVELAND IN THE SUB-STRATOSPHERE 340 M.P.H. MAR 15 1935
And under the right wing is name of the cities he stopped by on his flights around the world
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His flight records were inscribed under the plane's name on the tail section:
LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO - 9 HRS 9 MIN 4 SEC - AUG 27 1930
AROUND THE WORLD - 8 DAYS 15 HRS 51 MIN - JUNE 23 TO JULY 1 1931
AROUND THE WORLD - 7 DAYS 18 HRS 49 MIN - JULY 15 TO JULY 22 1933
LOS ANGELES TO CLEVELAND IN THE SUB-STRATOSPHERE 340 M.P.H. MAR 15 1935
And under the right wing is name of the cities he stopped by on his flights around the world
A5 size
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Husky
Size 800 x 737px
File Size 222.9 kB
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It was said that Post and Rogers had to use different type of float because the one Post had ordered didn't arrive in Seattle on time, but investigation by Bryan Sterling shows that they actually used the correct type of float
The true problem actually came from the plane itself, the plane was a hybrid between Lockheed Orion fuselage and longer wing from a wrecked Lockheed Explorer, thus giving the hybrid extended range than original Orion. Post originally requested the Lockheed Co. to made the modification but refused due to incompatibility and safety issue, modification finally carried out by Pacific Airmotive Ltd.
The results was a nose-heavy Orion-Explorer hybrid, which was uncontrollable at low speed. this drawbacks, worsened by bad weather, eventually leads to death of Post and Rogers when the engine failed at low altitude at Point Barrow, Alaska, August 15 1935
It was said that Post and Rogers had to use different type of float because the one Post had ordered didn't arrive in Seattle on time, but investigation by Bryan Sterling shows that they actually used the correct type of float
The true problem actually came from the plane itself, the plane was a hybrid between Lockheed Orion fuselage and longer wing from a wrecked Lockheed Explorer, thus giving the hybrid extended range than original Orion. Post originally requested the Lockheed Co. to made the modification but refused due to incompatibility and safety issue, modification finally carried out by Pacific Airmotive Ltd.
The results was a nose-heavy Orion-Explorer hybrid, which was uncontrollable at low speed. this drawbacks, worsened by bad weather, eventually leads to death of Post and Rogers when the engine failed at low altitude at Point Barrow, Alaska, August 15 1935
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