TIL that Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" aircraft had no front window due to fuel tank placement. The only forward vision was by a periscope. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by p38-lightning t3_xv4mrl on October 4, 2022 at 3:53 AM in todayilearned 49 comments 246
BubbaYoshi117 t1_iqz5yu9 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 4:05 AM I mean, he only had ocean to look at for most of that 33 hour flight. Once he was airborne, all he really needed to see was his instrument panel. Permalink 50
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