Sunday, November 16th, 2008...1:05 pm
Tri-Motor was Ford foray into airplane manufacture
It was all metal, with a skin of corrugated aluminum. It was bulky, with a wing span of more than 77 feet and a cruising speed of 90 mph. It was loud, leaving unprotected ears ringing for a day or two. It had the wooden steering wheel off a Ford Model T and the braking system off a car. But it could carry eight passengers in leather-seated comfort, with a pilot, co-pilot and a flight attendant.
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