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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis canonical | 2 |
| Charles Lindbergh on the Spirit of St. Louis | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Bourget Field, Paris
|
| associatedEvent | Orteig Prize attempt ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Orteig Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
New York–Paris prize flight
|
| category | record-setting aircraft ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage
ⓘ
wooden wings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 1 ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
National Air and Space Museum
|
| currentLocationCity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| departureAirport |
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
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, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis
|
| status | preserved exhibit ⓘ |
| tailNumber | N-X-211 ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
| yearBuilt | 1927 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charles Lindbergh on the Spirit of St. Louis
subject surface form:
Wright J-5C Whirlwind