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cosmo kramer

29th Sep 2001 00:35

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?

cosmo kramer

29th Sep 2001 01:16

Never mind. I found the answer on http://www.charleslindbergh.com/plane/

Apparently he used a periscope because the fuel tanks blocked the view.

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