The Flight of the Spirit of St. Louis: A Historical Replication
385 views · Published 8 August 2011 · 2:19 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Children's Technology Review · 2011 · Education
On August 6, 2011, two 12 year old boys successfully replicated the first trans-Atlantic flight using Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 and flight controls. They flew using real weather, using commercial FAA web sites to watch out for storms, and Spongebob episodes to keep them entertained. This was the third attempt at this flight, the first with no crashes. Follow the pilot's record at http://www.twitter.com/#lindbergh2011 Why are we doing this? This flight is part of the mission of Mediatech Foundation, a non-profit, library based computer lab started as an experiment in 2003 to see how technology can improve the life of a town.
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