Seeing an airplane at the Canadian exposition sparked her to fly.
She Flew on the Lockheed Vega which was her first airplane
For being the first woman to fly an airplane and fly across the ocean ALONE
No, there were many women aviators before her.
she was the first woman to fly over the 50 states in a airplane
Because they thought it was dangerous, but encouraged her anyway.
Red Single Engine Lock-head Vega Airplane
Amelia was 23 when she learned to fly at Kinner Field near LA.
an airplane
Amelia Earhart's airplane was named "The Flying Laboratory." This was because the plane was equipped with a lab.
She had many different aircraft in her life. Her first was a Kinner Airster.
The most common type on airplane flown is the 747.