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Sorry, but since this has two seats and a windshield (among other things), I can't consider this to be a "replica" of the Spirit of St. Louis.
tirpae 1 year ago
Well, if it had only one seat and no windscreen, it would certainly be more "accurate", but you can't dismiss it as "not a replica". (When not flying, it has panels covering the windscreen which replicate the original.) EAA didn't build this airplane only to be an exact replication of what Lindberg flew, although it is incredibly close. It is virtually a flying classroom and history lesson.
ytdhable 1 year ago
that's amazing, I'm a lil disputed to which my favorite plane in history is, either the Spirit of St louis or the Fokker DVII.... lol guess they're both tied for first
skinnywhop87 2 years ago
Is this replica as difficult to handle as the original? A beautiful flight video performed in a classic aircraft! The 'Spirit " is one of my favorites! I own four different scalemodels ofd her! Would love to fly in one of these full-scale replicas! What a dream come true!
Titan752 2 years ago
The simple answer is YES, the Spirit replica is as difficult to fly as the original. It is very unstable. As an example, when you pull the stick back a bit to climb, start to nose up, then return the stick to neutral, the Spirit will continue to climb until it stalls. The pilot needs to "correct" the climb by using down elevator. . Thanks for viewing!!
ytdhable 2 years ago
@ytdhable It's many years ago that I read "The Spirit if St. Louis". I seem to remember Lindbergh wanting instability designed into it. I think it had something to do with keeping him awake on such a long journey by keeping his hands full. Being designed for a specific task you'd expect that. It definitely wasn't a pleasure cruiser for weekend pilots. Contrary to the movie he never fell asleep or even came close to it. Did anyone other than Lindbergh ever pilot the SOSL?
mindeloman 9 months ago
@ytdhable In general, what design elements would the original designer of the aircraft had to have changed/improved to make the aircraft more stable? 450 gallons of gas?... There was no room for error on that take-off, was there...?!
Thanks for posting this video of a classic all Americans should remember!!
Roy Lewis Atlanta, Georgia USA
rlewis1946 5 months ago
@Titan752 But at least it did not have to carry 450 gal;s. of gas.
doginstine 1 year ago
How is the Glow Doing?
Rollercoster77 2 years ago
That is so Cool!!!!
Rollercoster77 2 years ago