Winnie+Mae

By Cory Stitzel Flying this modified Lockheed Vega, Made aviator Wiley Post famous and let him set many records and pioneered several aviation technologies. In 1931 He and Co Pilot Harold Gatty flew it around the world in eight days, and in 1933 He became the first to fly around the world solo, taking only seven days. Post flew the plane into the stratosphere, reaching 330 mph while cruising in the jet stream. it was designed by John K. "Jack" Northrop, the Lockheed Vega first flew in 1927. It was the first aircraft with the NACA cowl, which streamlined the airflow around and through the engine. It is held in the nation air and space museum