I remember hearing something in the early 2000s that her plane was fitted with some type of (Tesla device?) that provided roughly 50 extra "free energy" horsepower to the crankshaft of her plane.
This was done to significantly enhance the range of the aircraft.
I can't find anything on it right now, but years later, circa 2011, I was digging on it and found a similar thing mentioned about Charles Lindberg's plane.
If someone who's research capabilities are better than mine can find anything about this, it is an awesome kitty re suppressed technology.
As a descendant of Lestor Hendershot, I can tell you that such a thing did exist as the Hendershot Generator and was actually placed in Lindberg's plane. Lindberg was sent in by alphabet agencies to steal Hendershot's design for both engine and plane, as they copied the Spirit of St. Louis design after Hendershot's remote controlled model plane, the first of its kind. Hendershot wouldn't sell out, and he was eventually committed, given a lobotomy and 'died'. This explains much about the problems inherent in the design of the Spirit of St. Louis as an oddity. An amazing little known story.that needs to be told.
Don't take my word for it, do the dig and learn the dirty truth.
I remember hearing something in the early 2000s that her plane was fitted with some type of (Tesla device?) that provided roughly 50 extra "free energy" horsepower to the crankshaft of her plane.
This was done to significantly enhance the range of the aircraft.
I can't find anything on it right now, but years later, circa 2011, I was digging on it and found a similar thing mentioned about Charles Lindberg's plane.
If someone who's research capabilities are better than mine can find anything about this, it is an awesome kitty re suppressed technology.
Hmmm....
As a descendant of Lestor Hendershot, I can tell you that such a thing did exist as the Hendershot Generator and was actually placed in Lindberg's plane. Lindberg was sent in by alphabet agencies to steal Hendershot's design for both engine and plane, as they copied the Spirit of St. Louis design after Hendershot's remote controlled model plane, the first of its kind. Hendershot wouldn't sell out, and he was eventually committed, given a lobotomy and 'died'. This explains much about the problems inherent in the design of the Spirit of St. Louis as an oddity. An amazing little known story.that needs to be told.
Don't take my word for it, do the dig and learn the dirty truth.