This might be the best Spirit of St. Louis replica ever made

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ARLINGTON — The details would make any dressmaker proud: French seams, a snug fit and an abundance of lift.

In high school, John Norman sewed his own clothes — purple bell bottoms, razzle-dazzle shirts.

Now he builds and sews his own airplanes. His latest is a replica of the Spirit of St. Louis, the single-engine plane that Charles Lindbergh flew non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927 in the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.

Norman, a retired Boeing mechanic, has built and restored 32 planes in the past 40 years as a hobby and through his business JNE Aircraft.

His Spirit of St. Louis replica, which has been called the most accurate ever made, will be on display at the Arlington Fly-In Aug. 16-18. A public flight is planned for later this month.

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1. That is a remarkable achievement.

It's a strange concept to sew a plane, but he certainly did it. He even wove the wicker chair for the pilot's seat.