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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 nov 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.
- Steve Wartenberg
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.
Flying a Wright Model B on a demonstration flight at Long Beach, California, Calbraith Perry Rodgers collides with a seagull, which becomes entangled in his plane's control cables. His neck was broken and his thorax damaged by the engine of the airplane.
15 nov 2016 · A young adventurer from Pittsburgh defied odds and changed aviation forever after completing the world’s first transcontinental flight in 1911. Calbraith Perry Rodgers Jr. was born in Pittsburgh on Jan. 12, 1879 to a family with a long history of prestigious U.S. Navy service. Rodgers was related to Commodores John Rodgers (grand ...
30 apr 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 ...
