I-435 West KC-KS in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Autopilot

First Autopilot for Single Engine Airplanes

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Autopilot Marker

Inscription. Produced by David D. Blanton's Javelin Aircraft Co in Wichita

Erected by Legends Outlets.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 39° 7.563′ N, 94° 49.51′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in I-435 West KC-KS. It can be reached from Village West Parkway. Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1813 Village West Pkwy, Kansas City KS 66109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Southern Plains,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Iva Pembridge Jarvis (here, next to this

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marker); William Purvis & Charles Wilson (a few steps from this marker); Wyatt Earp (within shouting distance of this marker); Helium (within shouting distance of this marker); White Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Wyatt Earp (within shouting distance of this marker); Bulldozer (within shouting distance of this marker); NASCAR (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

More about this marker. This is one of several sidewalk plaques placed on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets shopping/entertainment complex, which highlight notable people and inventions that came from the state of Kansas.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Autopilot Marker

Marker is on the grounds of Kansas Legends Outlets complex.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.