Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.001.059 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Title |
Wiley Post - Globe Galloper. Part VII |
Collection |
Wiley Post Collection |
Creator |
Leon H. Hurst |
Scope & Content |
An article discussing how Wiley Post prepared his plane for his 1931 world flight. |
Date |
Undated |
Year Range from |
1931 |
Year Range to |
1931 |
Transcription |
[Top] Wiley Post Globe Galloper ————— By Leon H. Hurst Copyright, 1931, by the Associated Press. Part VII. Wiley Post was happy when the way was smoothed for the "biggest thing he could think of---that bug to go around the world." With assurance of the financial backing of F.C. Hall, his Oklahoma friend, and the spontaneous co- operation of his navigator, Harold Gatty, Post went to work in earnest shaping things for the trip he had "dreams of for over four year." The big moment had arrived for the young man who, as a farmer boy, had expressed his aviation bent by carving airplane models. To Post the task of getting his sleek monoplane, "Winnie Mae," in condition was the main objective. As usual, he was riding the crest of health’s wave. Nor did he feel misgivings about his ability to handle the plane as long as her motor sang soothingly. Maps Were Gatty’s Job Primarily it was the job of the meticulous Gatty to fuss with maps, charts, logarithms and all those things which a good navigator relishes. To make perfect his plane, Wiley spent a month at the air factory on the Pacific Coast where he once worked as chief test pilot. The 425-horsepower, supercharged motor of his Winnie Mae was to be what he termed both his "mascot and good luck charm." On its throbbing nine cylinders he lavished the mass of mechanical lore gleaned from his experience with all sorts of engines. He-- |
People |
Leon H. Hurst Wiley Post |
Search Terms |
Article Aviation Flight Plane World |