Spirit of St. Louis

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Spirit of St. Louis is the custom-built aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft
custom-built monoplane
historic aircraft
achieved Orteig Prize
aircraftType Ryan NYP
arrivalAirport Le Bourget Field
arrivalLocation Paris, France
linked to: Paris
builtFor Orteig Prize
constructionLocation San Diego, California
countryOfOrigin United States
crewCapacity 1
cruiseSpeedKmh ~190
culturalSignificance symbol of early aviation achievement
currentLocation National Air and Space Museum
currentLocationCity Washington, D.C.
departureAirport Roosevelt Field
departureLocation Long Island, New York
linked to: Long Island
designer Donald A. Hall
emptyWeightKg ~975
engineConfiguration single radial engine
engineType Wright J-5C Whirlwind
featuredIn book "The Spirit of St. Louis" by Charles Lindbergh
film "The Spirit of St. Louis"
firstFlightDate 1927-04-28
flightDistanceKilometers ~5800
flightDurationHours 33.5
fuelCapacityLiters ~1700
heightMeters 2.7
lengthMeters 8.4
manufacturer Ryan Airlines
maximumSpeedKmh ~210
museumCollection Smithsonian Institution
namedAfter St. Louis, Missouri
notableFlight first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
notableFlightDate 1927-05-20/21
operatedBy Charles Lindbergh
primaryMaterial fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage
wooden wings
primaryPilot Charles Lindbergh
rangeKilometers ~6400
registration N-X-211
retirementDate 1928
specialFeature large fuel tanks in forward fuselage
no forward windshield
periscope for forward visibility
sponsorCity St. Louis, Missouri
status preserved
wingConfiguration high-wing monoplane
wingSpanMeters 14.0
yearBuilt 1927

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Ryan NYP monoplane namedAfter Spirit of St. Louis
Orteig Prize winningAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad notableTrainService Spirit of St. Louis
subject linked to: PRR
Le Bourget Field notableAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
N-X-211 identifierFor Spirit of St. Louis
N-X-211 usedOnAircraftName Spirit of St. Louis
N-X-211 associatedWithOrganization Spirit of St. Louis Organization
linked to: Spirit of St. Louis
The Flight to Paris mainSubject Spirit of St. Louis (aircraft)
subject linked to: “The Flight to Paris”
linked to: Spirit of St. Louis
National Air and Space Museum hasExhibit Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan Airlines builtAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan Airlines associatedWith Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan Airlines hasNotableWork Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan NYP hasName Spirit of St. Louis
Donald A. Hall designed Spirit of St. Louis
Donald A. Hall notableAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis namedAfter Spirit of St. Louis
SpaceShipOne displayedWith Spirit of St. Louis
Lora Josephine Knight associatedWith Spirit of St. Louis flight
linked to: Spirit of St. Louis
Albert Bond Lambert associatedWith Spirit of St. Louis
Wright J-5C Whirlwind usedInAircraft Spirit of St. Louis