Video: Spirit of St. Louis Kitplane

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Key Takeaways:

  • Robert Baslee's Airdrome Aeroplanes built a replica *Spirit of St. Louis* aircraft for a bank.
  • The attention garnered by the replica has led Baslee to plan producing the *Spirit of St. Louis* as a kit.
  • Airdrome Aeroplanes has a long history, producing WWI replica aircraft kits since 1989.
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Robert Baslee’s Airdrome Aeroplanes was contracted to produce a replica Spirit of St. Louis aircraft for a bank. He says the aircraft has attracted enough attention that he now plans to produce the aircraft as a kit. It won’t be his first. His company has been producing WWI replica aircraft (Fokkers, Sopwith designs, Nieuports — even a pre-War Bleriot) since 1989.

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