The Tragic Fate of Amelia Earhart: What Really Happened

Spirit of St. Louis: In May 1927, Charles Lindbergh climbed into the cockpit of the Spirit of St. Louis to cross the Atlantic alone, staring at a solid metal wall where a windshield should have been. To survive the lethal crossing that had already killed his competitors, he agreed to build an aircraft stripped of radios, parachutes, and forward vision. This is the engineering gamble behind the plane that flew blind for thirty-three hours. In this video we break down why the Ryan NYP had no front window, how the giant fuel tank in front of the cockpit protected Lindbergh and gave him the range to fly from New York to Paris, and what it was really like to fly the Atlantic with no radio, no autopilot and only a periscope, a compass and dead reckoning. You will learn: Why the Spirit of St. Louis had no windshield How the Orteig Prize turned the North Atlantic into a race (and a graveyard) Why Lindbergh chose one engine, one seat and no co-pilot How he survived ice, storms and hallucinations during 33 hours without sleep What happened when he landed at Le Bourget in front of 150,000 people Chapters: 0:00 The Blind Cockpit 1:41 The North Atlantic Graveyard 3:50 A Radical Machine 5:39 Gasoline over Glass 7:41 The Muddy Takeoff 8:45 Thirty-Three Hours of Hallucination 11:19 Triumph at Le Bourget 13:22 The Spirit's Legacy What would you be willing to sacrifice to reach a goal everyone says is impossible? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe to keep discovering the machines and minds that defied physics. #SpiritOfStLouis #CharlesLindbergh #AviationHistory