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The record / 1920s

The Story & Historical Record

On 20 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off alone from Roosevelt Field, New York, in the Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis. He landed at Le Bourget outside Paris on 21 May, 3,610 miles and 33 hours 30 minutes later, the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic.A small top-down silhouette of the Spirit of St. Louis sits at the chest, with one thin vertical line of type trailing behind it like a contrail: NEW YORK TO PARIS, 20-21 MAY 1927.Garment-dyed heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit, made to order and shipped from the US. Printed in white on a black tee, small and quiet, so the story is the thing people ask about.Sources Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis Smithsonian Newsdesk, Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis Spirit of St. Louis silhouette drawn by hand from the airplane's published proportions (46 ft span, 27 ft 8 in length).

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Verified Airframe Configuration

AircraftRyan NYP (Spirit of St. Louis)
Date & Duration20-21 May 1927 · 33 hours 30 minutes · 3,610 miles nonstop
ConfigurationHigh strut-braced monoplane wing, solid brushed-aluminum forward fuselage with no front windshield (periscope + side windows only), exposed 9-cylinder Wright J-5 Whirlwind radial engine, fixed split-axle main gear

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