Donald A. Hall

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Donald A. Hall was an American aeronautical engineer best known for designing the Spirit of St. Louis, the aircraft flown by Charles Lindbergh on the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.


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instanceOf American engineer
aeronautical engineer
person
aircraftConfigurationDesigned single-engine monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
aircraftRoleDesigned long-distance record flight aircraft
aircraftTypeDesigned custom long-range monoplane Spirit of St. Louis
associatedWithEvent first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by Charles Lindbergh
collaboratedWith Charles Lindbergh
designed Spirit of St. Louis
designFeature custom fuel tank arrangement in Spirit of St. Louis
forward fuel tank affecting pilot visibility in Spirit of St. Louis
long-range fuel capacity for Spirit of St. Louis
weight-saving measures in Spirit of St. Louis
designGoal enable first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
employer Ryan Airlines
era early 20th-century aviation
familyName Hall
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
fullName Donald Arthur Hall NERFINISHED
givenName Donald
industry aviation
influenced subsequent long-range aircraft design practices
knownFor designing the Spirit of St. Louis
legacy pioneer in practical long-range aircraft design
nationality United States of America
notableAchievement contributed to first solo nonstop transatlantic flight
notableAircraft Spirit of St. Louis
notableCollaboration engineering partnership with Charles Lindbergh on Spirit of St. Louis
occupation aeronautical engineer
placeOfActivity San Diego, California
role chief engineer for the Spirit of St. Louis project
workedOn Charles Lindbergh transatlantic flight project

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ryan NYP monoplane
Spirit of St. Louis
designer

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