The Spirit of St. Louis
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The Spirit of St. Louis had wood wings and a steel-tube fuselage with silver-doped cotton fabric, new instruments, and a reliable Wright J-5 engine.
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The Spirit of St. Louis had wooden wings and a welded steel-tube fuselage, all covered in silver-doped pima cotton fabric. It was equipped with the most modern instruments of its day and a reliable Wright J-5 Whirlwind engine, in which Charles Lindbergh placed his complete faith.
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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Photo Number:
NASM A-47634-D
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Date:
1927
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