Signifying its departure and arrival cities, the letters “NYP” appear on which historic vehicle?
RMS Titanic
Spruce Goose
Hindenburg
Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis is perhaps one of the most famous aircraft ever built. On May 20–21, 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, traveling a distance of 3,600 miles from New York to Paris. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was designed and built by the Ryan Airline Company specifically to compete for the Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Lindbergh named the plane in tribute to his sponsor, the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. The letters “NYP” which appear on the plane, are an acronym for “New York-Paris,” the object of the flight.
The correct answer is Spirit of St. Louis.