hyÂ·perÂ·kiÂ·netÂ·ic. adjective. Having or exhibiting hyperkinesia or hyperactivity. Wildly fast-paced or excited; frenetic: a hyperkinetic sales pitch.
On October 22, 1922, she flew her plane to 14,000 feetâthe world altitude record for female pilots. On May 15, 1923, Amelia Earhart became the 16th woman to be issued a pilot's license by the world governing body for aeronautics, The Federation Aeronautique.
What Really Happened to Amelia Earhart? Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 Categories: Department of State News. At the time of her disappearance in 1937, Amelia Earhart was arguably the most famous woman of her generation and is, even today, certainly the most well-known woman aviator of all time. Earhart set out to be the first person to circle the globe by air in the area close to the equator, but she and her navigator failed to arrive as planned on Howland Island in the Central Pacific.