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A Great Woment in Aviation

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 楼主| 发表于 2013-5-14 09:46:29 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
The year was 1932. Amelia Earthart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined airplane. At midnight several hours after she had left Newfound Land, she ran into bad weather. To make things wore, her altimeter failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly phunged into the sea.
Just before daylight, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be albe to reach land? There was nothing to do expect to keep going and to hope.
In the end, Amelia Earthart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earthart was famous.
What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart is the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
In the years that followed, Amelia Earthart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earthart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.
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