Close look at the Spirit of St. Louis NYP-3 a replica of Charles Lindberghs plane - 3

[MimiZizi123]

Was this at San Diego Airport or Intl?

[Dinosorable]

That's the replica of it?! And it's in a museum?!?!?!?!

[ford9572]

Jjj

[ford9572]

@OREUS39 He stuck his head out the window or looked through the periscope.

[Bazanteria]

where is it ?!?!?! in dc it hangs under the ceiling far from viewer :( this is a beautifull plane !

[TilTuli]

Bazanteria thanks, See more interesting clips at TilTuli playlist: Air & Space Museum San Diego CA - The link to the museum can be found at (more info)

[OREUS39]

How in the world did he land that thing without being able to see in front of him?

[212809]

@OREUS39 There is a "periscope" mounted inside the dash for 12 o'clock viewing.

[galoon]

@OREUS39 Lindbergh found that he couldn't quite land with the periscope alone.  Typically what he did was sideslip the plane down while keeping his eye on the runway out of one of the side windows; then he'd straighten the plane out just before touchdown. Lindbergh was the genuine article!

[OREUS39]

@galoon Wow! Thanks for the info!

[galoon]

@OREUS39 You're welcome! This is an interesting plane--I've seen the original at the Smithsonian, back in the '80s. How Lindbergh flew such an unstable aircraft on course for 3600 miles is beyond me; he must have been absolutely exhausted by the time he got to Paris--he'd been awake for almost 60 hours by then--he couldn't sleep the night before takeoff!