My dad was a mechanic at Robertson Aircraft during the 1920's and he remembers knowing Charles Lindbergh when he was still an air mail pilot. He knew Lindbergh as "Slim". I'm 82 years old now, but I still remember dad telling me stories of him eating lunch with Slim a few times at a diner that was near Robertson Aircraft.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that once he crossed the Atlantic he dropped all his connections and friends from both the Air Mail and Army and traded up, hob-nobbing with the wealthy elite, gaining lucrative stock options with Pan Am and Transworld Airlines, marrying into the Morrow family and eventually becoming a disciple of Dr. Alex Carrel. Did your Dad ever talk about Lindbergh's social climbing?

@daytonstokes6900

Жыл бұрын

My great grand father was his #1 aviation engineer hand built 7 engines for his world records

@washburnb1

10 ай бұрын

​@@altbobYes, and I greatly admired his flight and book. I am sorry he was a sucker (or real bigot fascist lover) with American first traitors and isolationists. He never understood history at all.

@washburnb1

10 ай бұрын

My dad was a WW2 ATC pilot and worked for Pan AM and met him once. I still regard Lindbergh as one of the greatest pilots of all time, and his feat and aircraft great as well. It is really an example of a fascinating, brilliant, and partly flawed man. If you weren't against German fascism you didn't know anything.

@washburnb1

10 ай бұрын

@@daytonstokes6900 wow...he rebuilt the Wright Cyclone before the NY to Paris flight. Great mechanic work!

Somehow I expected to see Jimmy Stewart step out of the cockpit. :) A few years ago, a friend told me that his grandfather was a sailor on the U.S. Navy ship that brought the Spirit of St. Louis and Lindbergh back to America. Lindbergh had told the Captain that if they came across any icebergs, he wanted to be notified at any hour or the day, as he had never seen an iceberg. At about 1 a.m., and iceberg was spotted, and my friend's grandfather, then a low-ranking officer, was sent to wake Lindbergh up and bring him to the upper deck. Lindbergh got to see his iceberg.

What a beautiful replica! Sounds great, too; I always did like the engine turning finish on the cowling, and have admired Charles Lindbergh for years. The sound of the engine would have put me to sleep in a few hours; how he stayed awake over 33 hrs. was amazing.

@saveyourbacon6164

2 жыл бұрын

Our admiration for Lindbergh should always be tempered with the awareness that an innocent man was unjustly executed for the kidnapping and alleged murder of his son. Lindbergh's actions were to say the least, highly suspicious, and anything is possible in regard to what really happened. The one thing which is absolutely certain is that Richard Hauptmann was innocent.

Brings back memories of my dad in the 60s an70s in a 1946 Luscomb all the grass fields im 71 now ,close my eyes and make believe I'm in daddy's plane, love flying🤗

Clearly the most authentic reproduction of this iconic airplane in existence! Much thanks to ORA for building and flying it for the public to see!

@barbaradee5191

Жыл бұрын

As I understand it those from the Aerodrome were allowed to take precise measurements an take closeup photos of the aircraft at the Smithsonian Ther last time I was at the Aerodrome they had the engine etc installed but not the wings .

Sorry for the shaky parts in the video - this was all done without a tripod.

What a great pilot. That is a scary field to land at with a plane you cant see out of! Yikes. Great video quality and authentic music.

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The music was the band that played at my wedding ;) I appreciate the comment about my video - I work hard at these and my editing skills are all self-taught. Please consider subscribing to my channel and checking out my other aviation videos. The pilot, Ken Cassens, is in his 70's!

@melted_cheetah

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta skid to get a visual on the landing... Good pilot!

@oldschoolman1444

3 жыл бұрын

I would add a camera underneath and a tablet as a monitor, would make landing and takeoff much easier.

@Whitpusmc

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve flown into this field as a rides passenger and landing there in this plane takes seriously high level stick and rudder ability and a lot of familiarity with the field.

@bravotangosierra6518

3 жыл бұрын

oldschoolman 144 Kind of takes the point of recreating the original flight away though...

It is amazing he made it that far with that big radial hanging out in the air not to mention the extra long wing braces, the enormous landing gear all adding massive drag, and then that low aspect ratio wing, he really had guts.

December 1903 - April 2020....just over a 116 years from 120' in 12 seconds. Just unfathomable the advancement. What a wonderful airplane.

Just majestic. Beautiful!!!!

Great to see this plane fly! My wife and I visited Rhinebeck years ago (2012) and were given the opportunity to see the plane in the hangar still under construction. Quite an achievement!

What a BIG WING She has... and that engine sounds in Top Form for sure... What a Machine!

I'm glad theses people made this aircraft! It shown us we have come a long way ,

It took many years for this dream of building and flying a replica Spirit of St. Louis to come to fruitition. Fantastic.

@altbob

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, tremendous dedication. This was a labor of love. Some of us who live close to the aerodrome were lucky enough to see it go together, rib by rib, stringer by stringer, over about 10 years. The last 4 or so were particularly productive!

@OcotilloTom

3 жыл бұрын

Actually there was a flying replica made for the 1957 movie with Jimmy Stewart. When I was in the Marine Corps stationed in San Diego we would see it flying over the recruit Depot between 1967-79.

Nice Video, It's good to see it in the air after watching the build over the last few years.

The Spirit of St. Louis had no brakes, no electrics, no heated pitot, no cabin heat and no flaps. The original Ryan NYP had a periscope to aid in forward vision. The periscope was Lindbergh's idea. The periscope was retracted during certain phases of flight to reduce drag. It was kinda useless during the landing flare though..side-slip landings were routine.

Great replica, great video. One day I hope to get out to Old Rhinebeck. In the meantime, thanks for posting!

This is excellent! Thank you very much!

Beautiful bird with sweet music. Thanks for posting this.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

The music is played by the band that my wife and I hired for our wedding (that's us dancing in the last photo of this video)!

That is definitely the best looking NYP replica I have ever seen fly!

Very nice Bob, thank you for sharing. It is a pleasure to hear period music providing perfect bookends to the Wright music. Besides increasing pilot visibility, there is another reason for side slipping during landing. The runway at Old Rhinebeck is just 2200 feet long and surrounded with trees, requiring a bit more from the pilot than a more open airport with longer runways. Side slipping greatly increases drag, thus allowing a steeper approach without building excess speed. Coming straight in, and diving down over the trees to the runway, gives a faster airspeed just as the pilot needs to be slowing down, and stretches out the landing quite a bit. This then puts the touchdown point well past the audience, and, more importantly, gives much less runway in which to slow down. Such an approach is quite common when operating from short or obstructed fields, especially so with an aircraft as aerodynamically clean as the NYP. The biplanes typically flown from Old Rhinebeck have quite a bit more drag, and, were it not for the need to increase visibility, would have less need to slip into this field. Finally, it has been reported that the small fin and rudder were part of Lindbergh's plan to survive the flight. His feeling was that having some directional instability would increase his focus on flying, and help keep him awake for the 33 plus hours to Paris.

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right about the side-slip drag and ORA's runway - it's a heaven for the last of the "barnstormer" pilots! Also, an interesting point about Lindbergh's under-engineered fin and rudder deliberately done that way to help him stay awake. I remember reading that somewhere as well and I have no doubt that it's true.

Barely 23 years after the Wright Brothers first flight! It is really very astonishing!

Nice video work Bob. So nice to see that magnificent flying machine fly after all these years. Oh, and I agree great choice of music.

Fantastic landing. Its not like he had a lot of airtime on that bird and that's not the easiest approach either. Great to see her flying.

In 1977 a copy of the Spirit came to St. Paul, MN for an anniversary celebration. There was even an actor who portrayed Lindbergh who told the story of the Transatlantic flight. My late father was from Little Falls, MN. He told me about the day Lindbergh came home - in a plane that circled around town for a while. Suggested viewing: Spirit of St. Louis movie starring Jimmy Stewart.

Very nice video... fitting that Lindy's historic flight started in New York and this recreation is located at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Red Hook, NY. The Aerodrome is a living museum of period aircraft and simpler times......

@vanillagorilla8236

3 жыл бұрын

NJ, no ?

@altbob

2 жыл бұрын

@@vanillagorilla8236 The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is on the border between Rhinebeck and Red Hook, NY. It has a Red Hook mailing address.

Belle réplique du Spirit of Saint-Louis! La nostalgie du passé aéronautique c' est un plaisir à voir!!!

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

de rien

Amazing, wonderful extraordinary beautiful! Thanks for posting this great video!

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please consider subscribing and checking out my other aviation videos :)

Great airplane. Great video, thanks for sharing.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! All these years later the video still brings a smile to my face when I see it.

Great sound!!!!!!! Thanks for this!!!

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Such an amazing thing - well done!

Excellent Video Bob!! I truly enjoyed watching it!! Wish I could go for a flight in one of those planes!! WOW!! What a thrill that would be sir!!! =)

Beautiful music!! for one copy of the important plane in the history of commercial aviation.GREAT!

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, the music is friends of mine playing and was recorded just for this video :)

The thought of flying this for 33 hours solid...

@ervinthompson6598

3 жыл бұрын

....or flying a crate of parts like the JN-4 Jenny across the Grand Canyon in a snowstorm with your head in the wind , no instruments to speak of, save a compass - as airmail pilots like Lindbergh did - Ridiculously, Congress was assured that the mail WAS being flown regardless of weather conditions or risk to the pilots- Truth.

Outstanding!

Su avión sigue volando igual que en su épico vuelo, que maravilla! gracias por los vídeos! ya son parte de la historia de Charles! 😊😊

oh... that is just so beautiful....thank you

Just think! December of 1903, the Wright brothers first flew. But then! May of 1927, and young Charles, then only about 24 or so, flew the vast Atlantic ocean in 33 and a half hours? Charlie wasn't even born when Orville and Wilber first flew. The whole undertaking is just AMAZING!

@tobiashume6040

4 жыл бұрын

No ...first flight...CLEMENT ADER

I knew Ken, who headed the building of this from back when we used to fly out of Newton , NJ. I had a plane there, and I think, he flew for the state firefighters. He told how he went to the Smithsonian to measure. I still have his business Card.

Actually there was a flying replica made for the 1957 movie with Jimmy Stewart. When I was in the Marine Corps stationed in San Diego we would see it flying over the recruit Depot between 1967-70.

What a beautiful sight an love the note of her Engine Thank you for sharing (:

@altbob

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Magnificent!!!

And don’t forget that Lindbergh did aerobatics and gave rides in it!

Beautiful replica. So cool to see it in the air

What a great great replica an awesome plane what more can be said!!!😁😊😄😀😋😂

Amazing just how similar those old radials sound to a helicopter when the sound reverberates.

An incredible time machine. the sound. So much wing area to lift the weight of the fuel... lightly loaded it must simply float.

@altbob

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed it does!

That sound - I was lucky to hear and see Pierre Holländer's Spirit replica flying over my parent's house on May 21. 2002, the 75. aniversary of the NY to Paris flight! I don't know where he had been or what he had been doing, but he passed Denmark in it several times, untill he was killed in it when a bad weld broke, in Coventry in 2003.

@altbob

8 жыл бұрын

Sad about the crash. We should never take for granted the risks pilots have taken to advance aviation.

@leifvejby8023

8 жыл бұрын

altbob No, or in this case, show people what the Spirit of St Louis looked and sounded like.

"He convinced the founding fathers of many many cities across the United States of America that building a good airport was crucial to the success of their cities and of aviation." He also advocated for eugenics, but we don't need to get into that today.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

True. Lindbergh the aviator accomplished the heroic. Lindbergh the man was a misguided, naïve jerk.

These are really video captures of the plane, and deserves more thumbs up, so I added mine. I found it as I was surfing Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome videos. I haven't been there in 34 years, and only just found an old VHS tape I shot in 1983. As a aside, don't ya just love it when everybody decides to walk right in front of your shot?

@altbob

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately I was a visitor and not official press for the event, so I had to do the best I could finding a an unobstructed camera angle. Glad you enjoyed the video! This coming summer ORA will have another Gala, this time to commemorate the restoration of the Curtis Jenny, which will be flying again in the 2017 season.

@chrislauterbach8856

7 жыл бұрын

I will have find out the date. This year I want to return. Of course today's video equipment is a whole lot sharper and more compact. I just have to drive up from L.I. early enough. This past summer I was taking a tour of Buffalo, NY and the guide pointed out the factory where all the Jennys were originally built.

@altbob

7 жыл бұрын

May 20, 2017 is the 2nd Annual Spirit Gala and Fundraiser.

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Here is the video from the 2nd annual Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome gala - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZuJqLCHg7m_qco.html

I would love to visit ORA one day. Have heard about it for years. You can still find copies of Charles Lindbergh's 1927 book, "We" at a reasonable price. He was like a rock star in his day...they made a lot of copies.

ever since i was reading an article in a magazine in the 60's about this place i have wanted too go but as of yet i haven't gone

This is too cool!

A local gem in the Hudson Valley, New York.

Wow it's like IFR conditions nearly all the time while the aeroplane is up flying... although it's VFR.

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Even more impressive when you see how basic the instruments were.

Bravo!

That little radial sounds bad-ass!

Nice cross-wind approach! And great music accompanying your video.

@altbob

8 жыл бұрын

The approach is like that not because of the wind (there was hardly any that day) but because there is no forward visibility on the Ryan NYP. Like Lindbergh, the pilot has to slew the plane sideways to look out the side window to line the plane up with the runway, then straighten out just before touching down.

@Barb5001

6 жыл бұрын

Also being familiar with the layout at Rhinebeck, he is also wanted loose attitude fast on landing, after coming over the trees (without dropping the nose) and crabing is the way to do it. It comes in in a bit faster than most of the vintage aircraft that fly there.

Wonderful plane!🛫

Awesome...all the Ryans were...!!!

Because the airplane ride lines were so long after the show... I asked Bill Gordon, if 5 of us came up during the week on our Harleys? He said sure... to just call his home... WHO DOES THAT? R.I.P. Bill

Sure beautiful! I would love to see it

Well, since my name is Cole Parker, I just had to watch the entire video. But seriously Lindberghs flight rates right up there with the Moon landing and the Plane is equal to the Apollo II moon capsule

@kennethrfretz2566

4 жыл бұрын

It was never a plane to fly for "fun", it's purpose was to get CAL to Paris safely. I noted the side slip to land,,, as it is a hard process if you cant see to land. Most exciting to watch the re-enactment with such a beautiful replica!!!!

@stevek8829

4 жыл бұрын

His flight was merely a stunt. He wasn't the first to prove the Atlantic crossing, only the first solo. No one should suggest that single engine solo was a sign of future development.

@JimWalsh-rl5dj

4 жыл бұрын

Shame Lindberg was a fan of Hitler

@coleparker

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevek8829 I disagree it was a stunt. Although the US Navy, flew three Curtis flying boats that crossed the Atlantic, in 1919 they took off in from Newfoundland and then landed in the AZORES, Lisbon and finally London to refuel and take on provisions. What Lindbergh did was to fly a Land based plane NON STOP across the Atlantic. Therefore, I go back to my analogy, the first flights were analogous to the Mercury and Gemini and Russian missions, while Lindbergh's flight was Apollo

@coleparker

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevek8829 No a single engine plane was not the future, but it was the first to prove that a non stop flight could be made by a land base plane, not dependent on a water landing.

awesome

Beutiful video of the most. importat plane in aviation history. Thanks

My favourite airplane at all.

Like flying with a hood forward vision block

Great flying....considering he was looking through a periscope...Like Lindburg did for 33.5 hours.

man alive that's how you crab and slip in a plane with no windscreen or forward vision whatsoever....i wonder if Lindy did that very maneuver at Le Bourget? looked like to me the old WW2 Vought Corsair carrier landing trick that came much later amplified a lot... even a BUFF driver with his crosswind-click landing-gear system would be prideful of this sideslip.

@joepiet

3 жыл бұрын

Easier without a windshield, now you can see

@Imnotyourdoormat

3 жыл бұрын

@@joepiet....yep.

Nothing like a runway surrounded by trees to make life interesting.

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Landing at ORA in Rhinebeck takes some nerve. Barnstormers only!

Great looking replica and a awesome video, but if I may ask, the only thing you are missing on the plane are those flags under the Spirit of St Louis on the front cowling of the plane by the propeller that showed where all of the locations that the Spirit of St Louis visited before it was permently retired, right?????

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

I believe those flag decals were put on after the plane went on national tour. The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome replica is made to look like the airplane circa its trans Atlantic flight.

Without it's full load that craft naturally seems to want to float on air.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, it appears this way. The design is very efficient and the wing generates a lot of lift!

It boggles the mind that this little bird made it across the Atlantic.

Charles would be proud.

Man, I always wondered how one landed this plane with the non-existant forward vision. The video seems to show that the pilot just sort of side slips the craft before finalizing the line-up with the runway and then puts her down. I undertsand that the original Spirit of St. Louis had a periscope off to the left side to aid the pilot (well, anyway my Flight Simulator 2004 program has that on the Spirit of St. Louis model simulation). Wonder if this replica also has that and, if it does, just how useful it is. Oh, and by the way, the name of the song being played by the Gypsy Jazz Quartet is "I'll See You in My Dreams".

@miksal26

6 жыл бұрын

On the left side of the cockpit was a sideways mounted periscope . This was able to be retracted when not in use but was essential for takeoffs and landings.

@BoopSnoot

6 жыл бұрын

How do you land in heavy fog or at night? Instruments.

@johnnyverhoeven5378

6 жыл бұрын

Land in a sideways slip or in a turn if you have the space. Like the guys who flew corsairs.

@BoopSnoot

6 жыл бұрын

The weirder design choice to me is not putting the fuel tank in front of the pilot, but rather why they went with fixed landing gear with so many braces, or why he even went with a non-sea plane to begin with since most of the flight was over the water. It seems to me that he could have gained a huge amount of fuel efficiency by designing a plane that didn't use so many struts and was a smooth seaplane body or perhaps even use a wheel system that he could eject on takeoff and then just land on a deployable skid at the destination. After all, when he lands the plane would be very lightweight, so the skid wouldn't have to be super strong without all the weight of the fuel.

Wonder how much gas and how stored for over 33 hrs ? Cessna 152 i fly goes 2hrs. 🤔

Amazing how those skinny little tires could handle 5000 #...!!!

What a crab on that landing! Cheers

Who is the ORA pilot flying ? Many people do not know that the Spirit was an experimental built airplane hence the "X" in the plane number that crossed the Atlantic ocean.

@robertlippman71

8 жыл бұрын

The pilot is Ken Cassens

You couldn't get a modern pilot to take that crate out for a $100 hamburger, let alone cross the Atlantic with it.

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

LOL!

Here is the link to my follow-up video from this year's (2017) 2nd annual "Spirit of the Aerodrome Gala", honoring the Curtiss Jenny and other Glenn Curtiss machines at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, here in upstate NY - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZuJqLCHg7m_qco.html

Nice 👍🏼 Replica

A much quicker takeoff without a full load of fuel!

@altbob

6 күн бұрын

For sure, and it can fly very slowly with such light wing loading too.

Can't imagine flying with out seeing the horizon ahead, I presume that there was some sort of artificial horizon ?

@altbob

6 жыл бұрын

Actually no. There was a ball-in-a-tube level so Lindbergh could tell if he was flying straight and level, and there was a periscope so he could see straight ahead, but to really get oriented for a landing the procedure was (is) to slew the plane and look out the side doors. It takes a really good pilot!

@mikenottis6252

4 жыл бұрын

altbob The "ball in a tube" will only tell the pilot if a turn is coordinated. It is never used to see if the plane is level.

@ronaldrutledge5712

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikenottis6252 Well, that's what he had. No high tech stuff then. I man had to have guts.

Looks like it might need constant hands on control as I don't see any dihedral in the wings.

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

Correct, there was no dihedral. Lindbergh made it deliberately unstable with the aim of helping him to stay awake for the duration of the flight. If he fell asleep for even a few seconds he'd likely be lost at best, or crash into the sea.

Por primera vez veo el espíritu de San Luis

Where and when was this?

Great Work, good job! What a man Charles was, flying across the atlantic ocean in 1926 WOW !!! Who made the J5 Whirlwind? Regards from germany :-)

@altbob

2 жыл бұрын

Wright Aeronautical Corporation. It's an original, restored right here at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome!

@peterweber2042

2 жыл бұрын

@@altbob Terrific, thanks a lot!

Which way to Ireland.

Esse avião era de Charles A. Lindberg

How the hell did they see where they where going?

@altbob

2 жыл бұрын

Flew across the Atlantic by compass. Only need to see ahead for landing, and for that he put the plane into a slip.

Which way to Leland.

The original is at the Smithsonian right?

@altbob

4 жыл бұрын

That's correct, and the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome got unprecedented access to the actual plane at the Smithsonian to take measurements and the Smithsonian Institution Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.donated 3 vintage instruments to the control panel of the ORA N-X-211 Spirit, identical to those in the original Spirit of St. Louis (i.e. same manufacturer and model number).

Hi what is the music? I really like it. Thanks.

@r.h.frances2854

4 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/eqyFk8iFfMLTlNo.html

@robertlippman71

2 жыл бұрын

It's an old tune called "I'll see you in my dreams" played by a band I hired.

How does the pilot see out

@altbob

5 жыл бұрын

Mostly by flying in a slew and looking out the side windows. Lindbergh had a periscope too, as does this replica, but it wasn't much use, other than to keep a watch for sailboats while low over the water to avoid hitting their masts.

Is this the one used in the Jimmy Stewart Movie ? Anybody ?

@altbob

3 жыл бұрын

No, this one is far more recent and more accurate.

@vanillagorilla8236

3 жыл бұрын

@@altbob ok, thanks for the info.

Flying all night starring at a turn and bank tube ? I think i'd crash 🇺🇸

She seemed so much bigger as a child 😎

Staggering

@blackbirdpie217

6 жыл бұрын

It's a monoplane.

Is this the aircaft that was used in the movie "Spirit of St Louis" with Jimmy Stewart?

@altbob

4 жыл бұрын

No. This is the most accurate flying replica that even contains duplicate gauges donated by the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum. Construction was started in the 1990's when Cole Palen came across an original Wright Whirlwind Engine (almost exactly the same as Lindbergh's original Ryan "NYP") and was finished in 2016 by retired aeronautical engineer and Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome pilot, Ken Cassens.

@ukspankedyank

4 жыл бұрын

@@altbob Didn't they have at least one flyable one in the movie spirit of st louis? Anyhow this one was a sight to see and thee engine sounded exactly like the prop from the movie.

@ukspankedyank

4 жыл бұрын

@@altbob Three flying replicas of the NYP were made for the film, along with various static props and models. According Wikipedia, they were modified Ryan Brougham. One of them is now displayed in the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.

@ukspankedyank

4 жыл бұрын

@@altbob Is the plane suspended from the ceiling in the Grand Hall (of the Missouri History Museum) the original plane Lindbergh flew over the Atlantic Ocean? No. The original plane is in the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Our plane is a sister ship that was created by the same manufacturer - Ryan Airlines Corporation-a year later than the original Spirit of St. Louis. This plane was modified to match the Spirit’s exact dimensions for the 1957 movie, The Spirit of St. Louis, starring Jimmy Stewart. Oral histories claim that this plane was flown both by Stewart (a decorated WWII pilot) and by Lindbergh, who served as an advisor for the film. Acquired by the Museum in 1962, the plane was displayed at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport for many years until our 2000 addition created a space for it to be installed at the History Museum.

@altbob

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the update @TimothyDavis. My understanding is that there were several ground replicas made for the film, but I was under the belief that the "flying" Ryans in the film are all models. I will have to re-watch the film before I commit. From the IMDB website: "One of the replicas of "The Spirit of St. Louis" built for this film is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan while another is at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The nonworking ground replica used at the Paris Airport is hanging from the ceiling of Terminal One at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, formerly the Lindbergh Terminal." This last one has been at the Missouri History Museum since 2000, according to your reply above. I highly doubt Lindbergh acted as an advisor to the 1957 film (he actually went on record saying he was extremely dissatisfied with James Stewart's portrayal of him in this film). He is not credited as such in the movie, although he did get a credit as a writer, as the movie claims to be based on Lindbergh's book (there are quite a few liberties taken however). The credited technical advisors are Major General Victor Bertrandias USAF (Ret.) and Harlan A. Gurney. I'm equally sure Jimmy Stewart did not fly a Spirit replica, as he was a bomber pilot, a Ryan NYP is a very difficult plane to fly with no front window, and Stewart admitted that he was too old to play the part of a pilot when this movie was made because he felt his reflexes were too slow. The movie was a flop at the box office, owing in part to the fact that Lindbergh had become persona non grata, due to his pro-Nazi, anti-semitic speeches, and prominence in the "America First" movement, arguing that America should not help Great Britain against Germany.