Some Obscurish facts
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The Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh's plane, got 10 miles per gallon. In order to maximize fuel economy with then-existent technology, there was no front window. Charles had to take off and land while looking through a periscope that peeped around the engine and a gas tank. For his own fuel he took two canteens full of water and five ham sandwiches. He was in competition (for the first solo transatlantic flight) with a certain Richard E Byrd, the famous polar explorer
The Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh's plane, got 10 miles per gallon. In order to maximize fuel economy with then-existent technology, there was no front window. Charles had to take off and land while looking through a periscope that peeped around the engine and a gas tank. For his own fuel he took two canteens full of water and five ham sandwiches. He was in competition (for the first solo transatlantic flight) with a certain Richard E Byrd, the famous polar explorer