She always wanted to fly solo around the world, but never thought it would happen. It was a logistical nightmare, and it was expensive, dangerous, and complicated. She decided to try to make her dream come true when she finished school. She succeeded.
The youngest woman to complete a solo flight around the world was 19-year-old Belgian-British teen, Rutherford. She flew in the Shark, a plane that can reach speeds of up to 186 miles per hour. She flew over 52 countries and five continents during her five-month trip.
When she arrived at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport in Belgium, she was greeted with cheers and applause.
It is really crazy. She said on Thursday that she hadn't processed it yet.
The previous record was held by the Afghan-American Shaesta Waiz, who made the trip when she was 30 years old. The Belgian-British teen is one year older than the youngest male record holder for a solo flight. He was 18 years old when he completed his flight.
On her flight, Waiz shared a photo of them together.
Excellent! I can't wait to share my joy and excitement with you. I can't wait to hear your stories and hear your strength. You have inspired a lot of people.
Most of us only see things on TV or read books, but that was not the case for Rutherford. According to the Guardian, she flew through freezing temperatures in Russia, as well as desert haze in Saudi Arabia, storms at the equator, and smog in India.
She felt like her life could be in danger. She said that one of the scariest experiences of her trip was when she was trying to stay out of Chinese and North Korea airspace while flying to South Korea.
It is possible that North Korea would send someone out to look at a small blip on their screen if they saw a missile.
She avoided any trouble because she was not interested in that.
She is going to study electrical engineering once she starts university. She hopes that her flight will encourage more girls to study science and engineering and give them a role model that looks like them.
Girls learn through toys, street names, history classes and movies that they can be scientists, astronauts, CEO's or presidents. Girls are often encouraged to be kind and helpful. I want to show young women that they can be ambitious and make their dreams come true.
She wants to become anastrologer on her list. I think she makes it happen.
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