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 Facts Born. July 24, 1897, Atchison, Kansas. Died. July 2, 1937, near Howland Island, Pacific Ocean. Spouse. George P. Putnam. Accomplishments. First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean Numerous aviation records First woman to receive a National Geographic Society gold medal First woman to receive a Distinguished Flying Cross