Smithsonian artifacts: The Spirit of St. Louis

[@FitzArias]

Between him and Smithy on the Pacific in 1928, they both shrunk the globe quickly. And nearly 25 years after the Wright brothers first flight.

[@Divingmary]

Worth pointing out that Lindbergh was not the first one to fly the Atlantic He was the first to do it SOLO. British aviators Alcock and Brown crossed from Newfoundland to Ireland in 1919.

[@airestesshistory8100]

True, but two weeks before Alcock and Brown, the Curtiss NC-4 flying boat (which had a crew of six, commanded by Lt. Albert Read) was the first airplane across the Atlantic (though it stopped a few times). Alcock and Brown were the first to go nonstop, and Lindbergh flew twice as far as Alcock and Brown while flying alone. The history of flight is one of pioneers building upon the achievements of their counterparts.

[@glastonbury4304]

over 80 people had crossed the Atlantic before Lindbergh, just not solo , but that's even debatable

[@JoshuaAnderson91]

Newfoundland to Ireland sure. But the terms of the prize he was after was the first to cross from the US to France (or vice versa) nonstop. Which he was the first.

[@Cmoredebris]

The challenge was to fly between New York and Paris, not simply to fly across the Atlantic.

[@larrysouthern5098]

A man..a machine..an Idea..a mission..an American Can Do Spirit..We desperately need that Spirit Today..Right Now!!! 🇺🇸

[@michaelreilly1310esq]

Lindbergh, forever my hero

[@LJDRVR]

Get a better historian. The Orteig prize was for New York to Paris or vice versa. The rudder on that Ryan monoplane behind them says “Ryan NYP” New York to Paris.

[@zooguy1959]

Re "can he stay awake" A now-gone friend who was age 30 in 1927 told me the following: He walked along Pacific Highway going to and from work. That road is the eastern boundary of what is now Lindbergh Field and was then the location of Ryan Airlines, the manufacturer of the Spirit of Saint Louis. One day on his way to work he saw Lindbergh sitting on a bus bench. On his way home, Lindbergh was still sitting on that bus bench. One does not have to be a private investigator to figure out why.

[@Cmoredebris]

New York restaurant? Raymond Orteig, of French origin, was the owner of the Hotel Lafayette and the Brevoort Hotel.

[@SlackKeyPaddy]

This is the first CBS Sunday Morning program that truly met its original goals of social justice and issues of struggle and victory over adversity. thanks and about time.

[@PC-xr2po]

What?

[@codycarlson8251]

Close caption?

[@alivstyson1864]

who the hell builds an aircraft with no forward looking window for the piolet. LOL

[@tootrue6529]

It made for a more streamlined fuselage, making it more efficient, thereby minimizing fuel burn. Lindbergh - understandably - was obsessed with conserving fuel on the flight.

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

He reminds me of The Woz.

[@georgestokes5116]

its sad to see it just hanging their,

[@eddiekulp1241]

It's for all to see

[@PC-xr2po]

Who is this guy they’re interviewing? Sounds like he knows absolutely nothing about aviation?

[@richardfranklin2252]

I agree. Don’t get your history through these Clowns. Read Lindberg’s books.

[@codymoe4986]

@@richardfranklin2252 As yes, don't get your history from those "clowns at the Smithsonian"...LOL! Guessing your farts smell like roses too, huh? The arrogant ignorance in these threads is hilarious...

[@lebensbornguardianazis3907]

REPRICA😍Ñ E ORIIGINAL✈

[@richardcashman7671]

This guy doesn’t have a clue…what a waste.