Name: ___________________________________________     Up to 20 marks _________________

1. What was Lindbergh's aviation job before he started his "Spirit of St. Louis" project.
   
   
   
2. What prize was Lindbergh trying to win?
   
   
3. Who built the "Spirit of St. Louis"?
   
   
   
   
   
4. How long did it take to build the aircraft?
   
   
   
5. What design features did the "Spirit" have to enable it to make the flight?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Descibe, in your own words, the problems that Lindbergh had to overcome during his flight?
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. What personal charateristics did Lindbergh have that helped him overcome the odds, and be the first to fly from New York to Paris?