Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-08 | Page 2 | Wiley Post Hop Believed to Set Altitude Record

Wiley IWi y Post Hop Believed To Set Altitude Record Flier Fler Certain He Re Exceeded Feet in Soaring Winnie Mae BARTLESVILLE Okla OkIa Dec 8 CAP AP Wiley AP-Wiley Wiley Post stocky globe- globe girdling ler flier believed today he had added the worlds world's altitude record for than air craft to his ty flying ng laurels laurel with several thousand feet to spare He made his second hop Into ito the stratosphere here yesterday and upon landing expressed the bele belief he had reached reache an altitude of ot at least leat feet in his hi remodeled Winnie Mae the ship in which he twice flew new around the world The Te present world record record about about about feet feet is feet i is held by Lieutenant Renato Donati Donat of ot Ial Italy The barograph of Posts Post's flight was wa sent to Washington Washing Washing- ton where official certification is is- expected expected ex ex- I to lo be announced within five live days das Posts Post's altimeter failed to lo function above feet feet Estimates of ot the highest altitude reached were based upon three points pint The rate of ot climb indicator indictor which showed a steady seady ascent of ot 1000 feet a minute the elapsed time of this thi climb and the corroborative evidence of th the the- t tacho tacho- cho meter or engine revolution speed spee gauge A ne new v realm of ot high speed appeared opened by Pot Posts Posts Post's lt latest t attempt He le lec c estimated that at the top of his hi climb he was hurtling through the air at I between and miles mie per hour Screaming and whining past pat the I wings of oC the Winnie Mae raged a sra stratospheric wind the velocity of which the flier ter estimated nt Rt out nb-out i miles mie per hour I Th The temperature was wa minus minu 70 degrees degrees de de- de- de grees Fahrenheit FahrenheIt Post however was wa snug gees In a specially built buit pressure suit sui into Ito the cylindrical helmet of which oxygen w was fed above feet leet He suffered no discomfort he said Despite the haze on the far fr horizons Post said he was wa able to see se landmarks landmarks land land- mar marks miles mie away