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Old 29th September 2001 | 00:35
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cosmo kramer
 
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Question Spirit of St. Louis - windshield.

Why did the Spirit of St. Louis only have windows in the sides?

If I was Lindbergh, I would have prefered to be able to look ahead for wx and such on a long trip like that. I assume he didn't have an autopilot Did he have a gyro?
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