European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes tuesday september 19, 1978 Modem living  another new replica of the Lindbergh plane shapes up in a san Diego hangar. Up by Stewart Slavin United press International he year is 1927 and de Morrow labors under the gun to meet the 60-Day deadline for comple Tion of Charles a. Lindbergh s spirit of St.  30-Man Crew originally had been Given 90 Days to build the monoplane but the Pace had Tobe quickened because other aviators with bigger Bank Rolls also wanted to be the first to Cross the Atlantic an were hurriedly constructing their own planes. Nobody knew better than i what that meant cutting whole month from the production schedule when we would have been doing Well to get it done in 90 Days Morrow said. But the Crew developed a system. When one group finished a part it would double up with another Crew to Complete another  worked round the clock some grabbing cat naps on the floor while others did t sleep at  was a very tired Bunch that moved that plane out to the Field for final Assembly Morrow said. With Lindbergh s Feather Light Wicker chair set inthe cockpit As the crowning touch Morrow was the last person in the factory to bid Lucky Lindy goodbye. He bowed his head Over and said Well de i guess this is goodbye " Morrow recalled. He extended his hand to me then paused for a second and said i might get wet " Morrow snapped Back we did t break our necks on this plane for 60 Days just to have it or you get wet Lindbergh smiled. That makes me feel a lot  books record that Lindbergh took off from san Diego May 10,1927, for new Yorken route to the first sol crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by air plane. Charles Augustus Lindbergh died on the Island of Marion aug. 26, 1974. But the screeching sound of Metal files meeting Metal can still be heard in a Small airplay hangar on san Diego s Harbor Island As another spirit Crew  is 1978, and 78-year-old h. Edwin Morrow is Labouring not so much under the gun this time to build a replica of the spirit of St. Louis right Down to Lindbergh s Wicker  Don t have a tight deadline this time said Morrow. There Are Only about a dozen of us All Volun Teers and mostly amateurs to the Job. We just want to Fly this plane to say it has been flown while the 1927 project was dedicated to Lind Bergh s dream of crossing the Atlantic the 1978 Effort is to restore what an arsonist s match destroyed. Last feb. 22, an intentionally set fire reduced to ruin the City s landmark Aero space museum taking with it a reproduction of the original spirit of St. Louis which hangs in the smithsonian institution in Washington. The reproduction was built for Jimmy Stewart s 1957movie about the famed aviator and was flown in the Paris air show in 1967."it was a real Good machine but it was a Little on the rough Side said Jim Dewey 72, an aviator for More than 50 years who is project manager of the 1978  it was built for the movie so they did t have to go into that much detail Dewey said. The aircraft we re working on will be an exact  the new spirit currently looking like som giant yellow insect with Metal tubing outlining its fuselage is More than 40 percent completed. Dewey says he Hopes the plane with him at the controls can be flight tested before dec. 17. That is the Date the new museum of International Aero space Hall of Fame is to be formally dedicated to commemorate the Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk flight. Dewey famed for his replicas of classic air planes Heads a Bunch of volunteers ranging in age from 21 to 83 the average age is about 70 who Are using old photo graphs plans of the original and sometimes just memory in the production of the copy. Morrow is the Only member of the group who worked on the first  Lindbergh was 25 at time of the flight. Dewey revealed that there will be some differences be tween Lindbergh s original and the flying Model of the replica. For example the first spirit had no brakes and was dependent on the Pilot s skill to land it by the seat of his pants on a dirt runway with Only a rudder to dig into the ground to slow it Down. Dewey said the final museum replica also will be without brakes but when it is flown it must be equipped with updated equipment to meet Faa requirements for Landing on today s Concrete run ways. Another difference will be the fabric used to cover Theair plane and the method of drying it. Irish Linen was the original cover and dope the drying agent. The spirit of St. Louis 1978 style will be covered with Dacron tightened by blasts of hot air from woman s Hairdryer. It lasts longer is endlessly easier and Amateur hands can t Louse it up Dewey explains. The fuel tank of the flying replica also will be different i while Lindbergh s plane had a 450-gallon tank the copy will have but a 50-gallon capacity. It will be just enough to pitty pitty putt around Tow for about four hours Dewey says. The world May remember Lindbergh by his Nick name Lucky Lindy but Dewey says Luck played Little part in the aviator s single handed trans Atlan tic crossing. While the plane was being built he would walk up an Down the Beach staying awake for 24 hours to build up his endurance. He was a meticulous Type a very goo planner who had More experience than anyone of his Day. They called him Lucky Lindy but it was not True. Twas not Luck. It was planning. It was real Good planning., he hit the coast of Ireland three Miles off course from new York and you can t even do that today with a i Modem  1 the plane was the Best of its Day. He could have gone to Rome on the fuel he had. The spirit of St. Louis can still outdo 99 percent of the air planes in the sky today interns of endurance. Only the 747 can go As  Dewey said Lindbergh was a do it yourself hero who was just what the world needed. We need another hero like that. Maybe someone going to the Moon in his own rocket that he made in his own backyard. That would be similar to Lindbergh s accomplishment. The age of adventure is not Over it s just a Little harder