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The Ford Trimotor 5-A (nicknamed "The Tin Goose") on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The Ford Trimotor was a transport plane in 1925 by automaker Henry Ford. It stayed in production until June 7, 1933. The plane was the brainchild of William Bushnell Stout, an engineer who relied heavily on the aeronautical theories of Hugo Junkers (the famous German airplane designer). Henry Ford and his son Edsel were early investors in Stout's company, and bought him out in 1925. The single Curtiss-Wright engine was replaced with three air-cooled Wright radial engines. Unlike many aircraft of the day, the Ford Trimotor was built completely of corrugated aluminum (the corrugation adding strength to the skin). It also featured a drop-down cargo hold. The original Trimotor was the 4-AT which had a pilot, co-pilot, stewardess, and nine passengers. The 5-AT (shown here) used the much more powerful Pratt & Whitney engine. It was incredibly rugged, inexpensive, and reliable. In the late 1920s, Ford Aircraft was the largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes in the world. But Ford lost interest in aviation, and production ended in 1933. Ford only got back into aviation during World War II, when the company produced thousands of B-24 Liberator bombers. This particular Trimotor is number C/N:39, with tail number N9683. It is a 5-AT-B, built in 1929 and originally owned by American Airlines. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
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