single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis

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

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instanceOf aircraft ⓘ
custom-built aircraft ⓘ
single-engine monoplane ⓘ
achievement first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
winner of Orteig Prize ⓘ
aircraftRole long-range aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType Ryan NYP ⓘ
associatedEvent first solo nonstop transatlantic flight ⓘ
associatedPerson Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
builtAt San Diego, California ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of transatlantic flight history ⓘ
symbol of early aviation achievement ⓘ
currentCity Washington, D.C. ⓘ
currentCountry United States ⓘ
currentLocation National Air and Space Museum ⓘ
designedFor New York–Paris prize attempt ⓘ
long-distance flight ⓘ
designer Donald A. Hall ⓘ
engineConfiguration single radial engine ⓘ
engineType Wright J-5C Whirlwind ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1927-04-28 ⓘ
flightDestination Le Bourget Field, Paris ⓘ
linked to: Le Bourget Field
flightOrigin Roosevelt Field, New York ⓘ
hasFeature fixed landing gear ⓘ
large fuel tanks in forward fuselage ⓘ
no front windshield ⓘ
periscope for forward visibility ⓘ
single-seat configuration ⓘ
hasReplica multiple museum replicas worldwide ⓘ
historicFlightDate 1927-05-20/21 ⓘ
historicFlightDistance approximately 3,600 miles ⓘ
historicFlightDuration 33.5 hours ⓘ
manufacturer Ryan Airlines ⓘ
museumDisplayStatus on permanent display ⓘ
namedAfter city of St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
pilot Charles Lindbergh ⓘ
primaryMaterial fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage ⓘ
wooden wings ⓘ
prize Orteig Prize ⓘ
productionStatus one-off aircraft ⓘ
registration N-X-211 ⓘ
retirementStatus retired from flight ⓘ
sponsor St. Louis businessmen ⓘ
wingConfiguration high-wing monoplane ⓘ
yearOfServiceEntry 1927 ⓘ

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Donald A. Hall → aircraftConfigurationDesigned → single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis ⓘ
Spirit of St. Louis Airport → namedAfter → Spirit of St. Louis (aircraft) ⓘ
linked to: single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis Airport → namedFor → Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis ⓘ
linked to: single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome → hasNotableAircraft → Spirit of St. Louis replica ⓘ
linked to: single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
Albert Bond Lambert → financed → Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis project ⓘ
linked to: single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
Spirit of St. Louis Medal → associatedWith → Spirit of St. Louis (aircraft) ⓘ
linked to: single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis