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Re: It Was 90 Years Ago Today, pt 1 - Lindbergh 19.jpg TDSOTF
Mitchell Holman (noemail@verizont.net) 2017/05/20 19:51

Patriacia@homealone.com wrote in
news:KeadnbOlF9QyWL3EnZ2dnUU7-bfNnZ2d@giganews.com:

> Lindbergh was one of the greatest natural pilots.  When they built a
> flying replica for the movie they discovered that the thing was
> unstable to the point of being unmanageable.  It was super demanding
> just to keep it in normal flight, straight and level.
>

    I am still wondering how he could even stay
awake for the 40 plus hours involved, much less
concentrate on flying and navigating and landing.






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