Spirit of St. Louis - Wikipedia
The Spirit of St. Louis (formally the Ryan NYP, registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that Charles Lindbergh flew on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25,000 Orteig Prize. Lindbergh took off in the S… See more
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Spirit of St. Louis | Description & Facts | Britannica
Spirit of St. Louis, airplane in which Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, from Long Island, New York, to Le Bourget, near Paris, May 20–21, 1927. His flight was sponsored by a group of …
The Spirit of St. Louis’ Amazing Journey | Smithsonian
On May 13, 1928—after 174 flights, logging 489 hours and 28 minutes of flying time—the Spirit of St. Louis retired from a life of aviation and entered one of inspiration, a work of art as...
The Spirit of St. Louis Story - charleslindbergh.com
On April 28, 1927, Lindbergh wired Harry Knight in St. Louis to inform him that the plane was ready for its first flight. That first day, as captured by the photographs and memories of Donald …
This day in history: Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis …
On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, a highly modified Ryan M-2 aircraft, in an attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic.
Charles Lindbergh's Epic Voyage: The World’s First Solo …
Aug 25, 2023 · Charles Lindbergh with his famed Spirit of St. Louis plane, circa 1927. Over the 33 hours of his flight, Lindberg faced many challenges, which included skimming over storm clouds at 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and wave tops at …
The Spirit of St. Louis | Pioneers of Flight - Smithsonian …
The Spirit of St. Louis had wooden wings and a welded steel-tube fuselage, all covered in silver-doped pima cotton fabric. It was equipped with the most modern instruments of its day and a reliable Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine, in which …
The Spirit of St. Louis | American Experience | PBS
In 1919 Raymond Orteig, a Frenchman who owned the Brevoort and Lafayette hotels in New York City, made the fledgling flying world an extraordinary offer. Enthralled by tales of pioneer...
The 'Spirit Of St. Louis,' Charles Lindbergh's Legendary …
Mar 14, 2022 · On May 20, 1927, Charles Lindbergh hopped in the Spirit of St Louis at the Roosevelt Airfield in Garden City on Long Island and departed for Paris. Thirty-three hours later, he arrived in the City of Light, marking the first …
The First Solo, Nonstop Transatlantic Flight | Pioneers …
On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.
