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membaca! Amelia Earhart dilahirkan pada tanggal 24 Juli 1897. Dia adalah
salah satu pionir pilot–pilot wanita. Hal–hal yang telah dicapai oleh
Amelia Earhart adalah: di tahun 1923, dia menjadi wanita ke-16 yang
mendapatkan lisensi sebagai pilot. Di tahun 1928, dia menjadi wanita
pertama yang terbang melintasi Samudra Atlantik dan orang pertama yang
melintasi samudera Atlantik dan Pasifik. Sayangnya, di tahun 1937,
Amelia Earhart hilang secara misterius ketika berusaha terbang
mengelilingi dunia di sisi terluas, di ekuator Bumi.
Terlepas dari prestasinya, Amelia tidak langsung jatuh cinta pada dunia aeronatik. Amelia berusia 10 tahun ketika pertama kali melihat pesawat dan kesan pertamanya adalah: “Benda itu penuh kabel berkarat dan kayu dan tidak menarik sama sekali…” Amelia lebih tertarik pada topi keranjang berwarna salem yang dibeli di bazar.
Amelia menemukan minatnya pada dunia aeronatik pada Long Beach Air Show di tahun 1920, dimana dia mencoba untuk terbang untuk pertama kalinya sebagai penumpang. Penerbangan itu hanya berlangsung selama 10 menit, tapi perjalanan itu mengubah hidupnya selamanya. Amelia kemudian berusaha untuk mengejar mimpinya dengan berbagai macam cara, termasuk bekerja di berbagai bidang, mulai dari fotografer sampai menjadi supir truk. Amelia membaca semua publikasi mengenai penerbangan dan menghabiskan kebanyakan waktunya di lapangan terbang. Amelia memotong rambutnya sangat pendek, sesuai dengan gaya penerbang wanita lainnya.
Musim panas tahun 1921, Amelia membeli pesawat bekas berjenis Kinner Airster bermesin ganda yang bercat kuning terang. Setahun kemudian, tanggal 22 Oktober 1922, Amelia berhasil menerbangkan pesawatnya ke ketinggian 14.000 kaki, rekor dunia untuk pilot wanita. Ambisi Earhart selanjutnya adalah terbang solo melintasi Atlantik. Ambisi itu dicapainya pada tahun 1932. Amelia berhasil memecahkan beberapa rekor sekaligus, termasuk menjadi wanita pertama yang terbang solo melintasi Atlantik; bahkan menjadi satu – satunya yang berhasil melakukan penerbangan pulang-pergi. Amelia Earhart juga memecahkan rekor untuk penerbangan terlama non-stop oleh pilot wanita dan rekor untuk penerbangan terpanjang dengan waktu tercepat.
Pada tahun 1934, Amelia mulai merencanakan penerbangan keliling dunia. Ambisi akan membuat rekor baru, yakni menjadi wanita pertama yang terbang mengelilingi dunia dan Amelia akan terbang di jarak terjauh, di daerah ekuator. Beliau berangkat pada tanggal 21 mei 1937. Sebelum penerbangannya, Amelia berkata: "I have a feeling that there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip is it. Anyway when I have finished this job, I mean to give up long-distance "stunt" flying."
Perjalanan dimulai pada tanggal 1 Juni 1937 dari Miami, Florida. Pada tanggal 29 Juni, Amelia dan navigatornya Fred Noonan mencapai Papua Nugini. Pada saat itu, mereka sudah terbang sebanyak 22.000 mil. Untuk menyelesaikan misinya, Amelia Earhart perlu terbang sebanyak 7000 mil lagi, melintasi samudera Pasifik. Pada pukul 20:14 GMT, Amelia Earhart memberikan koordinat posisi terakhirnya kepada menara pengawas. Pada 21.30 GMT, menara pengawas menentukan bahwa pesawat Amelia telah hilang di laut dan meluncurkan operasi SAR. Operasi SAR untuk menemukan Amelia merupakan operasi yang sangat besar, dengan 9 kapal angkatan laut dan 66 pesawat. Total biaya mencapai lebih dari 4 juta dolar. Namun, peristiwa hilangnya Amelia tetap menjadi misteri sampai sekarang.
Selama penerbangannya, Amelia Earhart selalu rajin mengirimkan surat untuk suaminya, yang dipublikasikan di buku berjudul "Last Flight". Di halaman terakhir buku terdapat satu kutipan dari Amelia untuk suaminya, yaitu:
"Please know I am quite aware of the hazards...I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others."
Do you know who Amelia Earhart is? If not, read on! Aviator Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She was one of the pioneers of women pilot. Her list of achievement was: In 1923 she became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license. She had a list of extraordinary achievements, like being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. Unfortunately, in 1937, she mysteriously disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator.
Despite her achievements, she wasn’t born with love for aeroplanes. Amelia was 10 years old when she saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair and her famous quote was: "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and not at all interesting..."
Her interest was absorbed by a peach basket paper hat purchased at the fair. She found her passion for aeroplanes during Long Beach air show in 1920, where took a plane ride that transformed her life. It was only 10 minutes, but when she landed, her heart was permanently claimed by the activities. She proceeded to do whatever it takes to fund her new passion, including working at a variety of jobs, from photographer to truck driver. Amelia Earhart immersed herself in her study. She read everything she could find on flying, and spent much of her time at the airfield. She cropped her hair short, in the style of other women aviators.
In the summer of 1921, Earhart purchased a second-hand Kinner Airster biplane painted bright yellow. A year later, on October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feet—the world altitude record for female pilots. Her next ambition was trying to fly solo across the Atlantic.
On May 20, 1932 she began the journey & managed to break several records at once, namely the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo and only person to fly it twice; the longest non-stop distance flown by a woman and a record for crossing in the shortest time. Later in 1935, Amelia began to formulate plans for an around-the-world flight. The flight would be two major firsts: she would be the first woman and she would travel the longest possible distance, circumnavigating the globe at its waist. Amelia departed from Los Angeles, California for Florida on May 21, 1937. Before her flight, she said "I have a feeling that there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip is it. Anyway when I have finished this job, I mean to give up long-distance "stunt" flying."
On June 1, 1937 Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan departed Miami, Florida bound for California by traveling around the world. Amelia reached Lae in New Guinea on June 29. At this point they had flown 22,000 miles and there were 7,000 more to go all over the Pacific. At 20:14 GMT the Itasca received the last voice transmission from Amelia giving positioning data. After the lost signal, the search and rescue attempt was launched, with President Roosevelt authorized the use of 9 naval ships and 66 aircraft at an estimated cost of over $4 million. But her death remained a mystery.
During her flight, Amelia regularly sent letters to George (her husband) at stops along her route. These were published in the book "Last Flight". On an end piece of the book is a note from her to George that says "Please know I am quite aware of the hazards... I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others."
Terlepas dari prestasinya, Amelia tidak langsung jatuh cinta pada dunia aeronatik. Amelia berusia 10 tahun ketika pertama kali melihat pesawat dan kesan pertamanya adalah: “Benda itu penuh kabel berkarat dan kayu dan tidak menarik sama sekali…” Amelia lebih tertarik pada topi keranjang berwarna salem yang dibeli di bazar.
Amelia menemukan minatnya pada dunia aeronatik pada Long Beach Air Show di tahun 1920, dimana dia mencoba untuk terbang untuk pertama kalinya sebagai penumpang. Penerbangan itu hanya berlangsung selama 10 menit, tapi perjalanan itu mengubah hidupnya selamanya. Amelia kemudian berusaha untuk mengejar mimpinya dengan berbagai macam cara, termasuk bekerja di berbagai bidang, mulai dari fotografer sampai menjadi supir truk. Amelia membaca semua publikasi mengenai penerbangan dan menghabiskan kebanyakan waktunya di lapangan terbang. Amelia memotong rambutnya sangat pendek, sesuai dengan gaya penerbang wanita lainnya.
Musim panas tahun 1921, Amelia membeli pesawat bekas berjenis Kinner Airster bermesin ganda yang bercat kuning terang. Setahun kemudian, tanggal 22 Oktober 1922, Amelia berhasil menerbangkan pesawatnya ke ketinggian 14.000 kaki, rekor dunia untuk pilot wanita. Ambisi Earhart selanjutnya adalah terbang solo melintasi Atlantik. Ambisi itu dicapainya pada tahun 1932. Amelia berhasil memecahkan beberapa rekor sekaligus, termasuk menjadi wanita pertama yang terbang solo melintasi Atlantik; bahkan menjadi satu – satunya yang berhasil melakukan penerbangan pulang-pergi. Amelia Earhart juga memecahkan rekor untuk penerbangan terlama non-stop oleh pilot wanita dan rekor untuk penerbangan terpanjang dengan waktu tercepat.
Pada tahun 1934, Amelia mulai merencanakan penerbangan keliling dunia. Ambisi akan membuat rekor baru, yakni menjadi wanita pertama yang terbang mengelilingi dunia dan Amelia akan terbang di jarak terjauh, di daerah ekuator. Beliau berangkat pada tanggal 21 mei 1937. Sebelum penerbangannya, Amelia berkata: "I have a feeling that there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip is it. Anyway when I have finished this job, I mean to give up long-distance "stunt" flying."
Perjalanan dimulai pada tanggal 1 Juni 1937 dari Miami, Florida. Pada tanggal 29 Juni, Amelia dan navigatornya Fred Noonan mencapai Papua Nugini. Pada saat itu, mereka sudah terbang sebanyak 22.000 mil. Untuk menyelesaikan misinya, Amelia Earhart perlu terbang sebanyak 7000 mil lagi, melintasi samudera Pasifik. Pada pukul 20:14 GMT, Amelia Earhart memberikan koordinat posisi terakhirnya kepada menara pengawas. Pada 21.30 GMT, menara pengawas menentukan bahwa pesawat Amelia telah hilang di laut dan meluncurkan operasi SAR. Operasi SAR untuk menemukan Amelia merupakan operasi yang sangat besar, dengan 9 kapal angkatan laut dan 66 pesawat. Total biaya mencapai lebih dari 4 juta dolar. Namun, peristiwa hilangnya Amelia tetap menjadi misteri sampai sekarang.
Selama penerbangannya, Amelia Earhart selalu rajin mengirimkan surat untuk suaminya, yang dipublikasikan di buku berjudul "Last Flight". Di halaman terakhir buku terdapat satu kutipan dari Amelia untuk suaminya, yaitu:
"Please know I am quite aware of the hazards...I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others."
Do you know who Amelia Earhart is? If not, read on! Aviator Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. She was one of the pioneers of women pilot. Her list of achievement was: In 1923 she became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license. She had a list of extraordinary achievements, like being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 and the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. Unfortunately, in 1937, she mysteriously disappeared while trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator.
Despite her achievements, she wasn’t born with love for aeroplanes. Amelia was 10 years old when she saw her first airplane at the Iowa State Fair and her famous quote was: "It was a thing of rusty wire and wood and not at all interesting..."
Her interest was absorbed by a peach basket paper hat purchased at the fair. She found her passion for aeroplanes during Long Beach air show in 1920, where took a plane ride that transformed her life. It was only 10 minutes, but when she landed, her heart was permanently claimed by the activities. She proceeded to do whatever it takes to fund her new passion, including working at a variety of jobs, from photographer to truck driver. Amelia Earhart immersed herself in her study. She read everything she could find on flying, and spent much of her time at the airfield. She cropped her hair short, in the style of other women aviators.
In the summer of 1921, Earhart purchased a second-hand Kinner Airster biplane painted bright yellow. A year later, on October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feet—the world altitude record for female pilots. Her next ambition was trying to fly solo across the Atlantic.
On May 20, 1932 she began the journey & managed to break several records at once, namely the first woman to fly the Atlantic solo and only person to fly it twice; the longest non-stop distance flown by a woman and a record for crossing in the shortest time. Later in 1935, Amelia began to formulate plans for an around-the-world flight. The flight would be two major firsts: she would be the first woman and she would travel the longest possible distance, circumnavigating the globe at its waist. Amelia departed from Los Angeles, California for Florida on May 21, 1937. Before her flight, she said "I have a feeling that there is just about one more good flight left in my system and I hope this trip is it. Anyway when I have finished this job, I mean to give up long-distance "stunt" flying."
On June 1, 1937 Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan departed Miami, Florida bound for California by traveling around the world. Amelia reached Lae in New Guinea on June 29. At this point they had flown 22,000 miles and there were 7,000 more to go all over the Pacific. At 20:14 GMT the Itasca received the last voice transmission from Amelia giving positioning data. After the lost signal, the search and rescue attempt was launched, with President Roosevelt authorized the use of 9 naval ships and 66 aircraft at an estimated cost of over $4 million. But her death remained a mystery.
During her flight, Amelia regularly sent letters to George (her husband) at stops along her route. These were published in the book "Last Flight". On an end piece of the book is a note from her to George that says "Please know I am quite aware of the hazards... I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail their failure must be but a challenge to others."
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