Flying by Reeve Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh was a famous pilot or aviator.

Charles Lindbergh made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927. Other pilots had crossed the Atlantic before him, but he was the first person to do it alone nonstop.

cockpit (noun): a compartment for the pilot and sometimes also the crew in an aircraft or spacecraft

tether (verb): to fasten or tie onto to

propeller (noun): a device with a hub and blades for moving an airplane, ship, or other type of machine

pioneer (noun): a person who is first to do something in their field Charles Lindbergh was a pioneer aviator in the 1920s and 1930s.

This is an Aeronca plane, like the one described in Reeve Lindbergh’s personal narrative.

hangar (noun): a wide structure used for housing and servicing airplanes

Navy frogman (noun): a soldier who is trained in scuba and swimming

parachute (noun): a piece of equipment usually made of cloth that is fastened to people or things that allows them to fall slowly and land safely after they have jumped or been dropped from an aircraft

jackhammer (noun): a heavy tool used to break hard substances into small pieces with a repeated pounding motion

glider (noun): an aircraft that is similar to an airplane but does not have an engine

Flying Part II Reeve Lindbergh

rudder (noun): a flat piece, usually made of wood or metal, that is attached to a plane or ship and which turns to help steer the craft

instruments on a plane

The “Pearly Gates” is an idiom that refers to the gates some people believe are at the entrance to heaven

monotonous (adjective): used to describe something boring because it is always the same drone (verb): to pass time in a dull manner

throttle (noun): a device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine

Other Vocabulary sanctuary (noun): a place where things are protected or given shelter self-sufficient (adjective): able to live or function without the support of others stall (verb): to stop suddenly because of a problem profound (adjective): very great or strongly felt altitude (noun): how high something is above sea level