After setting an altitude record of 18,415 feet in a Pitcairn-Cierva autogyro on April 8, 1931, Earhart flew the Beech-Nut Company’s autogiro on a nine-day transcontinental flight. (International Women’s Air and Space Museum)
After setting an altitude record of 18,415 feet in a Pitcairn-Cierva autogyro on April 8, 1931, Earhart flew the Beech-Nut Company’s autogiro on a nine-day transcontinental flight. (International Women’s Air and Space Museum)