Introduction
I. Attention Getter: Have you ever heard the name Lucky Lindy or the Lone Eagle?
II. Thesis: Today I will be talking about the great American aviator Charles Lindbergh.
III. Preview: Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February fourth 1902. Although he was born in Detroit Michigan he spent most of his childhood in Little Falls Minnesota in Washington DC. His father whose name was also Charles Lindbergh was a US congressman from 1907 until 1917.
At a young age Charles Augustus Lindbergh discovered his love for mechanics and motorized transportation.
Body
I. Early aviation career:
A. at the early age of 18 he entered the University of Wisconsin to study engineering.
1. However he was more interested in aviation so he dropped …show more content…
Several pilots were killed or injured while competing for the Orteig prize
2. By 1927 and it’s still not done won and Charles Lindbergh believed he could win it if he has the right airplane.
B. Lindbergh persuaded St. Louis businessman to help finance the cost of the plane.
1. It took all nine of those businessmen and Lindberg’s own salary to finance plane
2. Lindberg chose the Ryan aeronautical company of San Diego to manufacture a special place in which he helped design.
3. He named the plane the Spirit of St. Louis
C. On May 20 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh Took off on the Spirit of St. Louis near New York City at 7:52 AM
1. He landed in Paris on May 21 at 10:21 PM Paris time which would be 5:21 PM new York Time
2. He had flown more than 3600 miles in and 33 ½ …show more content…
He was the first to do so alone with no stops
D. Pres. Calvin Coolidge awarded Lindbergh the Congressional medal of honor in the distinguished flying Cross
After his Heroic flight he rose to stardom.
III. Life after The Flight: after the flight Charles not only became famous the continued to contribute to society
A. In 1927 he published the book “WE”
1. The book was about him in the spirit of St. Louis and his famous trans Atlantic flight
B. Lindbergh then went on what was going as the Guggenheim tour
1. A millionaire named Harry Guggenheim told Charles to contact him after his flight
i. He said later that he did not think Charles Lindbergh would survive the fight ii. He funded Lindbergh on a three month nationwide tour in which he touchdown in 49 states iii. During the tour he met his wife Anne Spencer Morrow
C. From 1931 till 1935 he invented an artificial heart
1. He was inspired by his sister-in-law and her battle with heart disease
2. He teamed up with Nobel prize winning French surgeon Alexis Carrel
3. The heart pump was seen as a medical breakthrough as it paved the way for the first true artificial organs
D. On March 1, 1932 tragedy struck Charles Lindbergh and his family with what was known as the “Crime of the
I. Attention Getter: Have you ever heard the name Lucky Lindy or the Lone Eagle?
II. Thesis: Today I will be talking about the great American aviator Charles Lindbergh.
III. Preview: Charles Augustus Lindbergh was born on February fourth 1902. Although he was born in Detroit Michigan he spent most of his childhood in Little Falls Minnesota in Washington DC. His father whose name was also Charles Lindbergh was a US congressman from 1907 until 1917.
At a young age Charles Augustus Lindbergh discovered his love for mechanics and motorized transportation.
Body
I. Early aviation career:
A. at the early age of 18 he entered the University of Wisconsin to study engineering.
1. However he was more interested in aviation so he dropped …show more content…
Several pilots were killed or injured while competing for the Orteig prize
2. By 1927 and it’s still not done won and Charles Lindbergh believed he could win it if he has the right airplane.
B. Lindbergh persuaded St. Louis businessman to help finance the cost of the plane.
1. It took all nine of those businessmen and Lindberg’s own salary to finance plane
2. Lindberg chose the Ryan aeronautical company of San Diego to manufacture a special place in which he helped design.
3. He named the plane the Spirit of St. Louis
C. On May 20 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh Took off on the Spirit of St. Louis near New York City at 7:52 AM
1. He landed in Paris on May 21 at 10:21 PM Paris time which would be 5:21 PM new York Time
2. He had flown more than 3600 miles in and 33 ½ …show more content…
He was the first to do so alone with no stops
D. Pres. Calvin Coolidge awarded Lindbergh the Congressional medal of honor in the distinguished flying Cross
After his Heroic flight he rose to stardom.
III. Life after The Flight: after the flight Charles not only became famous the continued to contribute to society
A. In 1927 he published the book “WE”
1. The book was about him in the spirit of St. Louis and his famous trans Atlantic flight
B. Lindbergh then went on what was going as the Guggenheim tour
1. A millionaire named Harry Guggenheim told Charles to contact him after his flight
i. He said later that he did not think Charles Lindbergh would survive the fight ii. He funded Lindbergh on a three month nationwide tour in which he touchdown in 49 states iii. During the tour he met his wife Anne Spencer Morrow
C. From 1931 till 1935 he invented an artificial heart
1. He was inspired by his sister-in-law and her battle with heart disease
2. He teamed up with Nobel prize winning French surgeon Alexis Carrel
3. The heart pump was seen as a medical breakthrough as it paved the way for the first true artificial organs
D. On March 1, 1932 tragedy struck Charles Lindbergh and his family with what was known as the “Crime of the