The historical figure who commissioned it asked that it be designed with a purposefully uncomfortable seat so that he would be less likely to fall asleep at the controls.
The historical figure who commissioned it asked that it be designed with a purposefully uncomfortable seat so that he would be less likely to fall asleep at the controls. It lacked any window in front, and instead a small periscope was used to look forward. While assembled in California, it bore the name of the Midwestern city that helped fund its construction. For ten points, name this aircraft that successfully flew from New York to Paris with Charles Lindbergh as its pilot.
The historical figure who commissioned it asked that it be designed with a purposefully uncomfortable seat so that he would be less likely to fall asleep at the controls.
{Spirit of St. Louis}