Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis
The Ryan NYP Spirit of St. Louis is the single-seat monoplane Ryan Airlines built in San Diego in 1927 for Charles A. Lindbergh's attempt on the Orteig Prize. Designed by Donald A. Hall from the Ryan M-2, it carried Lindbergh on the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, from New York to Paris on May 20-21, 1927. After a year of exhibition flying it was presented to the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains on display.