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 checked the maps and kept records of their speed and altitude. The flight lasted 20 hours and 40 minutes. They landed on June 18, 1828, in the harbor of Burry Port, Wales. Amelia became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air.