Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis

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The Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis was the custom-built monoplane flown solo and nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, making aviation history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf custom-built monoplane
historic aircraft
long-distance aircraft
single-engine aircraft
achievedPrize Orteig Prize
aircraftType high-wing monoplane
arrivalAirport Le Bourget Field, Paris
linked to: Le Bourget Field
associatedEvent Orteig Prize attempt
builtFor New York–Paris prize flight
linked to: Orteig Prize
category record-setting aircraft
constructionMaterial fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage
wooden wings
countryOfOrigin United States
crewCapacity 1
currentLocation National Air and Space Museum
currentLocationCity Washington, D.C.
departureAirport Roosevelt Field, Long Island
designer Donald A. Hall
designFeature large fuselage fuel tanks ahead of cockpit
no forward windshield
periscope for forward visibility
engineCount 1
engineManufacturer Wright Aeronautical
engineType Wright J-5C Whirlwind radial engine
firstFlightDate 1927-04-28
flightDistance approximately 3,600 miles
flightDuration about 33.5 hours
fuelCapacity over 400 gallons
fuelType aviation gasoline
historicalSignificance first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by airplane
major milestone in aviation history
landingGearType fixed taildragger landing gear
manufacturer Ryan Airlines
museumCollection Smithsonian Institution
namedAfter Spirit of St. Louis
nameOrigin St. Louis, Missouri supporters of Lindbergh
notableFlight New York to Paris solo nonstop transatlantic flight
notableFlightDate 1927-05-20/21
operator Charles Lindbergh
primaryPilot Charles Lindbergh
purpose nonstop transatlantic flight
registration N-X-211
seatingConfiguration single-seat cockpit
sponsorCity St. Louis
status preserved exhibit
tailNumber N-X-211
wingConfiguration high-wing
yearBuilt 1927

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Wright J-5C Whirlwind usedInAircraft Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
Ryan Airlines collaboratedWith Charles Lindbergh on the Spirit of St. Louis
linked to: Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
Wright J-5C Whirlwind aircraftPowered Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis