Summary Richarda obtained a civil flying license post-war: the first to do so in her country. Richarda faced numerous challenges on her historic flight around the world. Richarda's one-year-long solo flight made her the youngest female pilot to perform a circumnavigation.
Richarda (Dikki) Morrow-Tait became the first and the youngest female pilot to fly around the world. She was a woman of ambition, determination, and excellence, leading to her historic flight in the late 1940s. This article notes some facts about Richarda and her historic journey around the world.
1 The post-war civil flying license holder First in the country to obtain a license after the war Capacity : 2 Length : 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m) Wingspan : 39 ft 6 in (12.04 m) Height : 7 ft 3 in (2.
21 m) Empty weight : 2,340 lb (1,061 kg) Gross weight : 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) Powerplant : 1 × de Havilland Gipsy Queen II 6-cylinder air-cooled inverted in-line piston engine, 210 hp (160 kW) Richarda (Dikki) Morrow-Tait was inspired to fly an airplane from a young age. In the 1930s, Richarda's schoolmates recall her as always inclined towards aircraft and flying. During the Second World War, a civil aviation ban was in place.
Richarda was one of three candidates to sign up for flight training at the Cambridge Aero Club on the first day after the wartime ban was lifted. Following rigorous flight training, Richarda became the first person in the country to obtain her pilot's license in the post-war era. According to the forme.