In 1911, Cal Rodgers became the first person to fly coast to coast across America, covering 4,231 miles in 84 days aboard a grape-soda-sponsored Wright biplane.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Calbraith Perry Rodgers became the first person to fly across America - 84 days, 4,300 miles, and a rebuilt aircraft that barely resembled the one that left New York.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew a grape-soda-sponsored biplane from Brooklyn to the Pacific in 84 days, surviving 15+ crashes to complete the first transcontinental flight in history.
TaildraggerCal Rodgers completed the first coast-to-coast flight across America in 1911, covering 3,200 miles in a Wright biplane with no instruments, no weather service, and no map - just a railroad to follow.
TaildraggerCal Rodgers completed the first transcontinental flight in 1911, surviving 84 days, 16 crashes, and near-total aircraft rebuilding to reach the Pacific.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew a grape-soda-sponsored Wright biplane from Brooklyn to Long Beach in 84 days, becoming the first pilot to cross the United States by air.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew a 35-horsepower biplane from Brooklyn to California in 49 days, proving a coast-to-coast crossing was possible despite 15 crashes and no navigation aids.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers became the first person to cross America by air - 84 days, ~4,300 miles, and no instruments - after forfeiting the prize he set out to win.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers crossed the United States in 84 days on just 60 hours of flight experience, becoming the first pilot to fly coast to coast.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew coast-to-coast in 49 days aboard a grape-soda-sponsored Wright biplane - crashing 15+ times, flying with a broken arm, and changing aviation forever.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz coast to coast in 49 days - the first flight across America - despite dozens of crashes.
TaildraggerHow Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz made the first flight across America in 1911, surviving 16 crashes over 49 days.
TaildraggerIn 1911 Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz coast to coast in 84 days, becoming the first person to cross America by air despite missing the prize.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz across America in 49 days and 19 crashes - the first coast-to-coast flight, though he never won the prize.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz biplane across America in 84 days, crashing dozens of times to become the first to cross the continent by air.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers flew the Vin Fiz coast-to-coast in 49 days - the first flight across America, achieved after the prize was already lost.
TaildraggerThe story of Cal Rodgers and the Vin Fiz, the first airplane to cross America in 1911, after 49 days and countless crashes.
TaildraggerIn 1911, Cal Rodgers became the first person to fly across America in the Vin Fiz, surviving 49 days and 16 crashes.
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