Wiley Post
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Wiley Post was an American aviator famed for being the first pilot to fly solo around the world and for his pioneering work in high-altitude flight and pressure suit development.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviator
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| achieved | altitude over 50,000 feet in pressure suit tests ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Flying Cross
ⓘ
Harmon Trophy ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | airplane crash ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
B.F. Goodrich Company
ⓘ
surface form:
B. F. Goodrich Company
United States Army Air Corps ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Air Corps engineers
|
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-11-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-08-15 ⓘ |
| diedTogetherWith | Will Rogers ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | wore an eye patch ⓘ |
| employer |
Burrell Tibbs Flying Circus
ⓘ
Oklahoma oilman F. C. Hall ⓘ oil industry (as roughneck and worker) ⓘ |
| endTime | 1933-07-22 ⓘ |
| eyeInjuryCause | oil-field accident ⓘ |
| familyName | Post ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aeronautics
ⓘ
aerospace medicine ⓘ aviation ⓘ |
| givenName | Wiley ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Will Rogers World Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport ⓘ
surface form:
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport, Utqiaġvik, Alaska
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| honoredIn |
National Aviation Hall of Fame
ⓘ
Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern high-altitude flight suits
ⓘ
later design of astronaut pressure suits ⓘ |
| lostEye | left eye ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of pressure suits
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first solo flight around the world ⓘ pioneering high-altitude flight ⓘ use of autopilot and radio navigation in long-distance flight ⓘ work on stratospheric flight ⓘ |
| occupation |
aviator
ⓘ
test pilot ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Lockheed Vega
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surface form:
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"
|
| performed | first solo circumnavigation of the globe by airplane ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Van Zandt County, Texas
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surface form:
Van Zandt County, Texas, United States
near Grand Saline, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Point Barrow, Alaska, United States ⓘ |
| recordSet | around-the-world solo flight time record ⓘ |
| residence |
Oklahoma
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surface form:
Oklahoma, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933-07-15 ⓘ |
| tested | early full-pressure flying suit ⓘ |
| usedAircraft |
Lockheed Vega
ⓘ
surface form:
Lockheed Vega "Winnie Mae"
|
| workedOn | experimental pressure suit for high-altitude flight ⓘ |
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