Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
How many have ever seen one?
I never knew Ford made a plane!!!! I was seeing this old bird in the sky near my home and was wondering what it was! After a few days of seeing it I decided to stop in at the Beaver County airport and there she was! To my surprise it was a Ford!!!!!
I got to ride in the cockpit in one when I was eight. It was cool but I could not see out the windshield very well. I was just a little too short at the time.
Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
tainkc wrote:
I got to ride in the cockpit in one when I was eight. It was cool but I could not see out the windshield very well. I was just a little too short at the time.
That is understandable That windshield isn't very big and it does sit up high!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
Hal81
Loc: Bucks County, Pa.
I think they used them for the US mail service.
The Ford tri-motor was one of the major steps in development of air transport. Most major airlines in the US, and many in Latin America flew them up into the 30s when other aircraft such as the DC-3 came along. Because of their great short/rough field ability some were used on into the 50s, 60s and later. One was used to evacuate people during the battle of Bataan. An inter-island shuttle in the Great Lakes used them into the 70s. A few are still flyable and used for air shows etc. The latest info I could find says there are 18 left, 6 flyable.
Didn't you see "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", they used a combination of models, mock ups and an actual flying Tri-motor in the movie.
I had never seen one. Thanks for the post.
Jack
Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
Hal81 wrote:
I think they used them for the US mail service.
Yes they did use them for the mail and was the start of passenger service. Thanks
Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
I had seen photos of them. Never saw one in the air or was on one till this weekend!!!! My biggest surprise was it was made By Ford!!! Thanks for the other info on this plane
Mike
robertjerl wrote:
The Ford tri-motor was one of the major steps in development of air transport. Most major airlines in the US, and many in Latin America flew them up into the 30s when other aircraft such as the DC-3 came along. Because of their great short/rough field ability some were used on into the 50s, 60s and later. One was used to evacuate people during the battle of Bataan. An inter-island shuttle in the Great Lakes used them into the 70s. A few are still flyable and used for air shows etc. The latest info I could find says there are 18 left, 6 flyable.
Didn't you see "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", they used a combination of models, mock ups and an actual flying Tri-motor in the movie.
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Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
You're welcome Jack
Thanks for taking a look
Mike
Hoss
Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa
That's correct still $75.00. It was an eaa tour plane!!!
Thanks fly the link!!!!
Mike
Hoss wrote:
That's correct still $75.00. It was an eaa tour plane!!!
Thanks fly the link!!!!
Mike
it wasn't as quite as 757's are now.
Island Airways (think that's the correct airline) flew a couple of them out of the Port Clinton, OH airport to some of the islands in Lake Erie for a number of years. We used to visit 1 of my uncles in Sandusky & would drive over to Port Clinton just to watch them take-off & land. It's a sight & sound you don't soon forget.
Lenf
Loc: Strasburg,PA
Thanks for the memories, as a pilot for many years , I got to fly one of these one time, great plane, lots of rattles and vibrations, felt like flying a slow moving sardine can with wings, but these trimotors were a workhorse , and dependable .Hope you got a ride in one..
Stout designed the Tri-motor. He also went on to design and build a radical car that preempted today's SUV by fifty years. The car was called the Scarab and one can be seen at Owl's Head Auto museum in Maine.
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