33 Hours Flying Blind Engineering Secrets Of Lindbergh’s Spirit Of St Louis

33 Hours Flying Blind Engineering Secrets Of Lindbergh’s Spirit Of St Louis In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh climbed into a plane that couldn’t see forward and flew 3,600 miles nonstop from New York to Paris. Why did the Spirit of St. Louis have no front window? This documentary explains the engineering decision that made the first solo transatlantic flight possible. You’ll see how Ryan Airlines designed and built the Ryan NYP in just 60 days to win the $25,000 Orteig Prize. Every spare pound went to fuel: no radio, no parachute, and a huge fuel tank placed right where the windshield should be. Lindbergh steered by periscope and side windows, used dead reckoning over open ocean, and fought ice, fog and exhaustion for 33.5 hours. Detailed 3D reconstructions, rare 1927 newsreels and period-accurate maps tell the full story, from the field at Roosevelt Field to the crowds at Le Bourget and the aviation boom that followed. Subscribe to American Engine Files for documentary-style stories about historic engines, military engineering, American innovation, and the people behind the machines.    / @americanenginefiles   #WW2 #WWII #WorldWar2 #WorldWarII #SecondWorldWar #WW2History #WWIIHistory #MilitaryHistory #WarHistory #HistoryDocumentary #WW2Documentary #WW2Stories #WW2Tales #WW2Memoirs #WartimeHistory #historicalstories