Cloyd and Audrey Artman pioneered gliding in Oroville, Washington. As a high school senior, in 1932, Cloyd constructed his own craft with the help his manual arts teacher. The 175-pound glider was named The Golden Dawn. Cloyd rigged it to his teacher’s car. With enough speed down the baseball field, the glider climbed more than 300 feet.
Science owes its advancement to dreamers, innovators, and achievers. Aviation is no exception.
The Flying Carpet world flight is the first factual narrative of an 18-month journey. In 1930, Richard Halliburton wanted his next world adventure to be in the air. As he said, “A venture not in air is obsolete.”
Bernardine King earned a reputation as an air queen. Her achievements and records stamp her as a unique aviatrix. Raised in the New Mexico Rockies, she grew up as a …
Phoebe Omlie never achieved the worldwide fame accorded Amelia Earhart, but in my opinion, she belonged to an elite group of women fliers who promoted aviation and women pilots on a national level. She and her husband Vernon possessed unparalleled reputations as aviators in the south.
Pioneer stewardesses laid a foundation for generations. When commercial aviation began, most airline operators felt the skies were only for men. As a result, Boeing’s Steve Stimpson took action. He believed “flight nurses” could fill that role. In 1930, he convinced Boeing. Subsequently, today’s flight attendant became a reality. Eight Boeing Air Transport Stewardesses set the standard.
