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Custom built high-wing monoplane (1927)

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 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_St._Louis

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[-] laverabe@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

interior view

Interior view of cockpit

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