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.
Amelia Earhart dissapeared over the Pacific Ocean on her attempt to circumnavigate the world in 1937. The mystery of Earhart has spawned numerous theories and hypotheses on what really happened to this beloved aviation pioneer. Find out what may have happened to Amelia Earhart on The Discovery Lists. _____