찰스 린드버그

소개

찰스 오거스터스 린드버그(영어: Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1902년 2월 4일 ~ 1974년 8월 26일)는 미국의 비행가, 군인, 작가, 발명가, 탐험가, 사회 활동가이다. 1927년에 미국 롱아일랜드에서 프랑스 파리를 최초로 무착륙 단독 횡단하는 데 성공했다.

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for over 33 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was built to compete for the $25,000 Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Although not the first transatlantic flight, it was the first solo crossing of the Atlantic and the longest at the time by nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km), setting a new flight distance world record. The achievement garnered Lindbergh worldwide fame and stands as one of the most consequential flights in history, signalling a new era of air transportation between parts of the globe.