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from Emery Aviation College, is a commercial rated pilot and flight instructor. owns the Lindbergh Gallery, and is the founder and CEO of Powering Imagination. He also serves on the board of directors of
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We didn't go to the usual type of parties. Neither of my sisters was a debutante or anything like that. We were never taught there was anything particularly remarkable about my father's flight.
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The last portion of the flight was completed in 17 hours and 7 minutes, roughly half the time as the original (33 1/2 hours), but still a challenge as Lindbergh suffers from disabling
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In May 2002, Erik Lindbergh honored the 75th anniversary of his grandfather's historic flight by re-tracing the flight across the Atlantic in a small single engine aircraft, a
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In May 2008 Lindbergh was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws degree from Molloy College in NY for outstanding service to humanity.
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Sampson, Pamela (May 3, 2002). "That's the Spirit! Erik Lindbergh flies to Paris in half the time of his grandfather's 1927 feat".
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Foundation and helped to jump-start the private Spaceflight industry. The flight prompted a call from United States President
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Lindbergh participated in the Flight Across America project, speaking during the opening ceremonies at
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and Barbara Robbins, Erik Lindbergh is the grandson, by his father, of the pioneering aviators
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and has two artificial knees. The "Mission Control" for the flight was located at the
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for 2-3-seat aircraft and the 500–800 shp (370–600 kW) IDEP-H7 based on a
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in Seattle, Washington. He lives in a yurt which he built in the Pacific Northwest.
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As over 100 companies try to build eVTOL, Lindbergh wants to supply its electric
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Lindbergh has written the foreword to several books, a monthly column in
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Dubbs, Chris; Paat-Dahlstrom, Emeline; Walker, Charles D. (2011).
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for inspiring the country after the tragedy of September 11.
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Cole, Jackie (2002). "The legacy of Lindbergh's flight".
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Realizing Tomorrow: The Path to Private Spaceflight
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Aviator
artist
public speaker
Jon Lindbergh
www.eriklindbergh.com
aviator
artist
Charles Lindbergh
History Channel
X PRIZE
George W. Bush

Quebec City
Aeronautical Science
Aviation High School
X PRIZE Foundation
Ansari X Prize
spacecraft
private spaceflight
Orteig Prize
Lancair
San Diego
St Louis
Farmingdale, New York
Republic Airport
Long Island
Le Bourget Airport
Paris
rheumatoid arthritis

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