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Spirit of St. Louis
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:''This article is about an
aircraft. See
The Spirit of St. Louis (disambiguation) for similarly named things.''
Image:Spirit of St. Louis.jpg thumb|250px|Illustration of the ''Spirit of St. Louis''
The '''''Spirit of St. Louis''''' was a custom airplane used by
Charles Lindbergh to make the first solo, non-stop trans-Atlantic flight on
May 20 and
May 21,
1927.
Charles Lindbergh took off from
Roosevelt Airfield in
Long Island,
New York and made a successful touchdown at the
Le Bourget Aerodrome in
Paris,
France. The flight lasted for 33 hours, 30 minutes and 29.8 seconds.
Also known as the '''Ryan NYP''', the aircraft was designed by Donald Hall of
Ryan Airlines based on the
Ryan M-2. Although designed for its successful
New York to
Paris flight and built in
San Diego, it was named after
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis because of financial backing from that city. The flight was inspired by and won the $25,000
Orteig Prize.
Image:Spirit_of_St._Louis_Smithsonian.JPG thumb|200px|The ''Spirit of St. Louis'' on display in the [[National Air and Space Museum]]
The original ''Spirit of St. Louis'' is currently on display at the
National Air and Space Museum in
Washington, DC, in the main atrium on the same side as the
Bell X-1 and
Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne SpaceShipOne. The aircraft was presented to the
Smithsonian Institution by Lindbergh in
1928 in aviation 1928. A large number of replicas have been made — both static and flying. The
Experimental Aircraft Association, for instance, owns two such replicas, both of which were registered under the original's NX211. Other examples are found at the
Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport, the
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport,
San Diego Aerospace Museum, and
San Diego International Airport.
Specifications (Spirit of St Louis)
{{aero-specs}}'''General characteristics'''
Crew: 1
Length: 27 ft, 7 in (8.4 m)
Wingspan: 46 ft (14 m)
Height: 9 ft 10 in (3 m)
Wing area: 320 ft² (29.7 m²)
Empty weight: 2,150 lb (975 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,135 lb (2,330 kg)
Maximum gross takeoff weight: 2888 lb (1,310 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Wright Whirlwind J-5C, 223 hp (166 kW)
Fuel Capacity: 570 gal. (2160 l)
'''Performance'''
Maximum speed: 130 mph (210 km/h)
Cruising speed: 110 mph (180 km/h)
Range: 4,100 mi (6,600 km)
Maximum Ceiling: 16, 400 ft (5,000 m)
Wing loading: 9 lb/ft² (44 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 23 lb/hp (10.4 kg/hp)
Image:Spirit of St. Louis2.jpg thumb|right|200px|Nose of the ''Spirit of St. Louis'', with the Wright Whirlwind Radial engine visible.
External links
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''Spirit of St. Louis'' at the National Air and Space Museum
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The ''Spirit of St. Louis''
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Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris Timeline, May 20-21, 1927
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