The aircraft he flew was a Ryan NYP (NY = New York. P =Paris), named the Spirit of St. Louis' in thanks for the businessmen of St Louis who funded its purchase. Modified from one of Ryan's current designs of the time, the NYP had a revised nose containing extra fuel tanks. It also had no windshield; forward vision was by means of a small periscope! The airframe was of metal and wood construction, covered with fabric, and due to the modifications the Spirit' had an impressive range of 4,210 stature miles. To date the NYP has only been released by three manufacturers: Hawk and Frog in 1:72 and Lindberg (how ironic!) in 1:48, this latter kit also being reissued by Glencoe around 20 years ago. Inside the box of this new tooling from Revell there are 49 parts moulded in silver and a clear sprue containing 3 parts. All are well moulded with good attention to detail. A nice set of decals is also provided, including a full set specifically for the engine cowl engine turned' or damascene finish. How authentic they will look well have to wait and see! Two pilot figures are offered, one standing and one sitting. The confined cockpit is well detailed but the addition of a few extra pipes wouldn't go amiss, although not too much will really be seen of this area even with the door open.
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