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[[File:Oakland Aviation Museum display.jpg|thumb|Display about her flight, at [[Oakland Aviation Museum]].]] |
[[File:Oakland Aviation Museum display.jpg|thumb|Display about her flight, at [[Oakland Aviation Museum]].]] |
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[[File:Map of her route around the world.jpg|thumb|Map of her route (in white) around the world as displayed at [[Oakland Aviation Museum]]. (The red route is that of Linda Finch's flight the same year)]] |
[[File:Map of her route around the world.jpg|thumb|Map of her route (in white) around the world as displayed at [[Oakland Aviation Museum]]. (The red route is that of Linda Finch's flight the same year)]] |
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In August 1997, Murray became the first woman to fly a helicopter around the world, when she co-piloted her [[Robinson R44]] with Quentin Smith on the eastward circumnavigation.<ref>FAI rules, i.e. no equatorial crossing, no antipodes</ref> The 97-day flight was also an eastbound speed record for a piston-powered helicopter.<ref name="helimag">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.helicoptersmagazine.com/world-beater-marking-jennifer-murrays-special-helicopter-feat-7239/|title=World beater: marking Jennifer |
In August 1997, Murray became the first woman to fly a helicopter around the world, when she co-piloted her [[Robinson R44]] with Quentin Smith on the eastward circumnavigation.<ref>FAI rules, i.e. no equatorial crossing, no antipodes</ref> The 97-day flight was also an eastbound speed record for a piston-powered helicopter.<ref name="helimag">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.helicoptersmagazine.com/world-beater-marking-jennifer-murrays-special-helicopter-feat-7239/|title=World beater: marking Jennifer Murray's special helicopter feat|magazine=Helicopters|date= 3 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Flying|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZPuN7_pkYLIC&pg=PA34 |title=Piston-powered Helo Makes it Around the World|date = November 1997|issue=Nov 1997|page=34}}</ref> The flight departed from Denham, UK, on 10 May 1997, and her stopover at [[Oakland International Airport|Oakland Airport]], Ca., USA on 20 July is commemorated at the [[Oakland Aviation Museum]]. On 6 September 2000, Murray became the first woman to make a solo flight around the world in a helicopter and the first person to do so without autopilot.<ref name="helimag" /> |
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== Pole to pole == |
== Pole to pole == |
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In 2007, Murray and co-pilot [[Colin Bodill]] became the first to land a helicopter on both North and South Poles, their second attempt. Their first, in 2003, ended in a near fatal crash in Antarctica, after Murray had just become the first woman to fly a helicopter to the South Pole.<ref name=helimag /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/awards/winners/bodill.htm |title=Colin Bodill Bronze Medal |website=Royal Humane Society |access-date=2007-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207101938/http://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/awards/winners/bodill.htm |archive-date=2007-12-07 |
In 2007, Murray and co-pilot [[Colin Bodill]] became the first to land a helicopter on both North and South Poles, their second attempt. Their first, in 2003, ended in a near fatal crash in Antarctica, after Murray had just become the first woman to fly a helicopter to the South Pole.<ref name=helimag /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/awards/winners/bodill.htm |title=Colin Bodill Bronze Medal |website=Royal Humane Society |access-date=2007-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207101938/http://www.royalhumanesociety.org.uk/awards/winners/bodill.htm |archive-date=2007-12-07 }}</ref> |
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== RacingThePlanet Nepal == |
== RacingThePlanet Nepal == |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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She is the granddaughter of Sir William Mather, the British industrialist who was chairman of [[Mather & Platt]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=MacCarthy |first1=Fiona |title=Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes |date=2006 |publisher=Faber |location=London |isbn=9780571265817 |page=370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTJjXDA-AlYC&pg=PA370 |
She is the granddaughter of Sir William Mather, the British industrialist who was chairman of [[Mather & Platt]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=MacCarthy |first1=Fiona |title=Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes |date=2006 |publisher=Faber |location=London |isbn=9780571265817 |page=370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wTJjXDA-AlYC&pg=PA370}}</ref> |
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She married prominent Hong Kong businessman [[Simon Murray (businessman)|Simon Murray]] in 1966. |
She married prominent Hong Kong businessman [[Simon Murray (businessman)|Simon Murray]] in 1966. |
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Revision as of 20:33, 20 December 2021
Jennifer Murray | |
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| Born | June 1940 |
| Known for | First helicopter circumnavigation of the globe by a woman |
| Spouse | Simon Murray |
| Children | 3 |
Jennifer Murray (born June 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a pilot. In 2000 she circumnavigated the globe in a Robinson R44 helicopter, traveling 36,000 miles in 97 days, earning her the Guinness World Record for the first helicopter circumnavigation by a woman.
Fastest circumnavigation
In August 1997, Murray became the first woman to fly a helicopter around the world, when she co-piloted her Robinson R44 with Quentin Smith on the eastward circumnavigation.[1] The 97-day flight was also an eastbound speed record for a piston-powered helicopter.[2][3] The flight departed from Denham, UK, on 10 May 1997, and her stopover at Oakland Airport, Ca., USA on 20 July is commemorated at the Oakland Aviation Museum. On 6 September 2000, Murray became the first woman to make a solo flight around the world in a helicopter and the first person to do so without autopilot.[2]
Pole to pole
In 2007, Murray and co-pilot Colin Bodill became the first to land a helicopter on both North and South Poles, their second attempt. Their first, in 2003, ended in a near fatal crash in Antarctica, after Murray had just become the first woman to fly a helicopter to the South Pole.[2][4]
RacingThePlanet Nepal
At 71, Jennifer was an entrant for RacingThePlanet Nepal, a 250 km Ultramarathon starting on 20 November 2011. She withdrew after stage two.[5]
Family
She is the granddaughter of Sir William Mather, the British industrialist who was chairman of Mather & Platt.[6]
She married prominent Hong Kong businessman Simon Murray in 1966.
Awards and honours
- Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame Inductee 2005
- The Gambia issued a postage stamp in her honour in 2004
- Royal Aero Club - 1997 Silver Medal, 2000 Britannia Trophy
- Brabazon Cup
- Harmon Trophy
- Inducted in Forest of Friendship
References
- ^ FAI rules, i.e. no equatorial crossing, no antipodes
- ^ a b c "World beater: marking Jennifer Murray's special helicopter feat". Helicopters. 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Piston-powered Helo Makes it Around the World". Flying. No. Nov 1997. November 1997. p. 34.
- ^ "Colin Bodill Bronze Medal". Royal Humane Society. Archived from the original on 2007-12-07. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Himalayan challenge left tough competitor stricken". Ross-shire Journal. 19 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.
- ^ MacCarthy, Fiona (2006). Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes. London: Faber. p. 370. ISBN 9780571265817.
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