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Originally Posted by masraum
This is the cockpit of the first aircraft to make a solo non-stop transatlantic flight, the Spirit of Saint Louis. Note the periscope in lieu of a forward window.
The aircraft is the custom-built, single-engine, single-seat, high-wing monoplane that was flown by Charles Lindbergh 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. |
If you want to see an amazing accurate replica of Linberg's plane actually fly, you should head to the Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate NY (about 1.5 hours from NYC). They also have the largest collection of old airplanes and airplanes that still fly in the US. Pretty incredible stuff.
https://oldrhinebeck.org/ryan-nyp-spirit-of-st-louis/
