Spirit of St Louis 1/8 Scale Drawings (69in), 4 Sheets

Spirit of St Louis Scale Drawings – 1/8 Scale (69 Inch Span)

Four sheets of detailed scale drawings of Charles Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP “Spirit of St Louis”, printed at 1/8 scale, which gives a 69-inch wingspan. They are scale reference drawings for modellers and enthusiasts: use them to draw up your own model plan, check the scale detail on a kit, or build a display model.

This is not a model construction plan. There are no model parts, rib templates or building instructions.

What’s in the set

• Sheet 1: side views, the main internal arrangement (fuel tank, cockpit, periscope) and fuselage cross-sections F-1 to F-10A
• Sheet 2: plan view of the wing and tail, rib and spar structure, aileron control details and a Clark Y airfoil table
• Sheet 3: top view, plus landing gear, shock absorber, wheel cover and tailskid details
• Sheet 4: front view, the instrument panel with a numbered key, the aircraft’s data and its colour scheme

Details

• Scale: 1/8
• Wingspan at this scale: 69 inches
• Sheets: 4
• Units: imperial (feet and inches)

About the Spirit of St Louis

The Ryan NYP “Spirit of St Louis” was a custom-built, single-engine, single-seat monoplane designed for Lindbergh’s transatlantic attempt. On May 20–21, 1927 he flew it solo and non-stop from New York to Paris. The aircraft is displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

The same drawings are also available at 1/12 scale (46 inches).

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Format: PDF, 4 sheets. Instant download after purchase.

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