The telegram sent to Ryan Airlines on February 3, 1927, read simply, “CAN YOU CONSTRUCT WHIRLWIND ENGINE PLANE CAPABLE FLYING NONSTOP BETWEEN NEW YORK AND PARIS STOP IF SO PLEASE STATE COST AND DELIVERY DATE.” After Donald briefly considered the telegram, Ryan sent an immediate “yes” with an approximate 90-day delivery date later changing it a 6o-days. When Lindbergh walked into the Ryan Airlines facility, chief engineer Donald Hall was the first to greet him. They wasted no time, and work began three days later. Hall made room in his small office for another desk, as the tight timeframe required an almost continuous process of discussion, calculation, and recalculation