In the first week of term 3 we were working on Jean Batten. We needed to complete 5 out of 8 activities then send our best 3.
I am going to share my plane that I drew, My Then and Now and my Timeline of jean batten.
TIMELINE: Born in Rotorua: 15 september 1909
1913: she moved to Auckland with her family
1930: when she turned 20 she travelled to England to learn to fly
1932: she learned to fully fly
1933: Jean got trapped in a sandstorm in syria
May 8 1934: she set a world record and reached Darwin in 14 days, twenty two hours and thirty minutes
1935: she got a Percival Gull and flew from England to Brazil
1936: Jean flew almost 22,000 kilometers from England to New Zealand
16 October 1936: she returned to her hometown Rotorua
The following february: She went to Australia.
A few months later: She flew back to England and did short flights in England
22 November 1982: She died after being bit by a dog and refusing medical care
MY PLANE:
THEN AND NOW:
Then
New Zealand to England: 11 days and 45 minutes
Planning her flights while flying
England to Darwin: 17 days and 16 hours
England to Brazil: 2 days, 13 hours and 15 minutes
Now
23 hours and 48 minutes
A computer to tell you
17 hours and 43 minutes
12 hours
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