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Wiley Post, an Uncommon card
Wiley Hardeman Post was an American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 124
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 62,000
Power 124 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Wiley Post quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Wiley Post card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and ______ the jet stream.
Answer
discovered. Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. From the Wiley Post article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
On August 15, ____, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.
Answer
1930s. On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska. From the Wiley Post article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ivan Silayev. Ivan Silayev 70 · Wiley Post 67 · Third Way 63 · Double Ninth Festival 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Known for his work in high-altitude flying, he helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream.
- On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when his aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.
- Post's modified Lockheed Vega aircraft, the Winnie Mae, was on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center from 2003 to 2011.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Wiley Post article was read about 62,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get Wiley Post
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Wiley Post (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
