What record breaking pilot discovered the jet stream?

JBCizzle

It looks like the real answer is Wasaburo Ooishi, although the person you may be looking for is Wiley Post. Here is what I found. "The exact first discovery of the jet stream is debated today because it took some years for jet stream research to become mainstream around the world. The jet stream was first discovered in the 1920s by Wasaburo Ooishi, a Japanese meteorologist who used weather balloons to track upper level winds as they ascended into the Earth's atmosphere near Mount Fuji. His work significantly contributed to knowledge of these wind patterns, but was mostly confined to Japan. In 1934, knowledge of the jet stream increased when Wiley Post, an American pilot, attempted to fly solo around the world. To complete this feat, he invented a pressurized suit that would allow him to fly at high altitudes and during his practice runs, Post noticed that his ground and air speed measurements differed, indicating that he was flying in a current of air. Despite these discoveries, the term "jet stream" was not officially coined until 1939 by a German meteorologist named H. Seilkopf when he used it in a research paper. From there, knowledge of the jet stream increased during World War II as pilots noticed variations in winds when flying between Europe and North America." http://geography.about.com/od/climate/a/jetstream.htm Jan 22 11, 12:18 AM

star_gazer

Wasaburo Ooishi could not be the correct answer because the question asks for the "record breaking pilot"? Jan 22 11, 6:51 AM

JBCizzle

I know, however it didn't look like the person to discover the jet stream was a record breaking pilot, therefore I had to figure whether to answer with the person who may have actually discovered the jet stream, or the person who didn't originally discover the jet stream but was the first record breaking pilot to do so. I tried to do both. Jan 22 11, 10:08 AM