The first man to experience jet streams

Do you know what jet streams are? Aboard his Winnie Mae, Post shattered his own record as he completed the first solo flight around the world on July 22, 1933 after flying for 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He demonstrated significant aviation technologies during this flight, including two new aeronautical devices – radio direction finder and an autopilot Having completed a couple around the world flights, Post next set his sights on altitude. Post’s 1934 experience Did you know that many credit Wiley Post as the discoverer of jet streams? The years following World War II have helped us better understand jet streams and the important role that they play in the functioning of the Earth’s atmospheric circulation.