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Calbraith Perry Rodgers (January 12, 1879 – April 3, 1912) was an American aviation pioneer. He made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. from September 17, 1911, to November 5, 1911, with dozens of stops, both intentional and accidental.
One of the first long-distance airplane record setters. An instant aviation star whose life was cut short. In 1911 in the Vin Fiz, Calbraith Perry Rodgers became the first person to cross the United States from coast to coast by airplane—a trip that took 49 days. Who Was Calbraith Perry Rodgers?
23 de nov. de 2022 · Calbraith Perry Rodgers lifts off in the Vin Fiz from a racetrack at Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn on September 17, 1911. He was one of three aviators vying to win a $50,000 prize by flying across the country in 30 days or less. In the end, no one qualified to win the prize money.
A newly licensed pilot named Calbraith Perry Rodgers, a descendant of famous U.S. Navy commodores Matthew Calbraith Perry and Oliver Hazard Perry, decided to take up the challenge. Rodgers covered the 4,321 miles in 82 hours and 4 minutes of flying time.
The Tale of the Vin Fiz, a biography of Cal Rodgers and a history of the first flight across America. Part of the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation, the invention of the airplane, and man's first flights.
28 de dic. de 2021 · In 1911 William Randolph Hearst offered a $50,000 prize to the first person to fly from coast to coast within a 30-day period. “Cal” Rodgers, a slender motorcycle racer with only limited flying experience (some of it gained at the Wright School), accepted the challenge.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Cal Rodgers landing the “Vin Fiz” in Tournament Park. Photo ID 60.1-1 Aviation history was made on November 5, 1911, when Calbraith Perry Rodgers, an inexperienced pilot with only 90 minutes of flight training, landed his American built Wright bi-plane in Pasadena’s Tournament Park before a crowd of approximately 20,000 people ...
