Amelia Earhart Plans Transcontinental Flight — Really

The expression "spitting image" doesn't do her justice. Amelia Rose Earhart shares the same name and passion as one of the most revered names in early , and it's that same love for soaring the skies that's pushing the NBC news anchor to recreate her namesake's 1937 transcontinental journey.

The main difference between then and now is preparation and technology — and just a bit of coincidence. As it turns out, Earhart is not a blood relative, but her family did live next door to the famed aviatrix back in the early 1900s.

Today's Earhart is planning a 100-hour flight scheduled for June 2014 that will be live-streamed and shared via social media. Earhart and co-pilot Patrick Carter will host real-time in-air Facebook and Twitter chats and, thanks to cameras mounted along the aircraft, from wing tip to fuselage, curious viewers will be able to watch their progress Read more...