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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.
Although not the first transatlantic flight, it was the longest at the time by nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km), the first solo transatlantic flight, and set a new flight distance world record. [4] The achievement garnered Lindbergh worldwide fame and stands as one of the most consequential flights in history, signalling a new era of air ...
Just 57 days after then 25-year old former US Air Mail pilot Charles Lindbergh had completed his historic Orteig Prize-winning first-ever non-stop solo transatlantic flight from New York (Roosevelt Field) to Paris on May 20–21, 1927 in the single-engine Ryan monoplane Spirit of St. Louis, "WE", the first of what would eventually be 15 books Lindbergh would either author or significantly ...
A transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe, Africa, South Asia, or the Middle East to North America, Latin America, or vice versa. Such flights have been made by fixed-wing aircraft , airships , balloons and other aircraft.
May 20 - Lindbergh takes off, requiring ground crew to push the Spirit of St. Louis, which is flying for the first time with a full load of fuel, but no parachute, radio or sextant to save weight. [citation needed] May 21 - Lindbergh captures the Orteig Prize, making the first solo transatlantic flight, in 33½ hours.
English: (31 Dec 1927) Story 1 - 04:00:00 106.1 - FIRST PICTURES OF LINDBERGH AS HE REACHES PARIS IN FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK Silent B/W 1927 - Charles Lindbergh landing in The Spirit of St. Louis at Roosevelt Field, New York City, his departure from N.Y., and his arrival and reception in Paris.
In 1932, Earhart embarked on her grandest undertaking yet—a solo transatlantic flight. No one had attempted the crossing since Charles Lindbergh made his historic flight in 1927. Earhart wanted ...
"Lucky Lindy!" is a fox-trot song composed by Abel Baer, with lyrics by L. Wolfe Gilbert. It was published by Harmony in 1927. [1] The song was the first to celebrate Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis and his landing in Paris. [2]