Was doing some vintage air show research in old AVIATION and AERO DIGEST volumes, one cannot help but be amazed at the publicity effect that Lindbergh and his cross-Atlantic competitor had on Aviation. It is oddly demonstrated, here, by looking at a continuous run of of bound volumes of AVIATION magazine, from issue #1 in 1916-through to Oct 1946, on my library shelves. Look at the encircled two volumes for 1927 (leading up to, and exploiting the successful tran-Atlantic flight.) Compare the bound volumes for other years with the two HUGE vlumes for 1927..They are 4 inches thick EACH, and weigh 24 lbs for the pair! Nearly impossible to list a page count, as Most of the pages are un-numbered advertisement pages, getting on board with the public's new obsession fo aviation products and knowledge. The third volume, for 1918, is also a very large volume, reflecting the industrial move from military aviation into civil aviation, at that time.
