Langston Hughes: The Silver Bullet
Hughes, hired a team of designers, craftsmen, engineers, and piolets who worked with him on “Hell’s Angles.” At the peak of the depression, these men were happy just to have a job, let alone an interesting one that allowed them to work for Hughes. Together the team help him build his plane “Hughes H-1 Racer” also known as “The Silver Bullet.” On September 13, 1935 Hughes set the world’s record for flying land planes, at 352 mile per hour.
Hughes was not a stranger to setting records. Another record was set by Hughes in 1937. He set a transcontinental record; making the world’s greatest long-distance speed flight from Los Angelas to Newark, New Jersey. It took him seven hours and twenty-eight minutes, an improvement from his own record. In
Hughes was not a stranger to setting records. Another record was set by Hughes in 1937. He set a transcontinental record; making the world’s greatest long-distance speed flight from Los Angelas to Newark, New Jersey. It took him seven hours and twenty-eight minutes, an improvement from his own record. In