History I got to ride in a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airplane! Pics inside!

Thanks for that.

 

Thanks!! I built a plastic model of it over 50 years ago and it still has a soft spot in my heart. I never thought I'd get the chance to take a virtual ride in one.

 

The last time I attended the EAA show in Oshkosh, the Ford Tri-Motor was in the hanger with 2 of it's engines out for rebuilding. They had a Stinson Tri-Motor of the same era there for passenger flights. It's probably the best money I've evet spent on an airplane ticket. The interior was not as "fancy" as the Ford, and the seat frames were tubular steel with ratan seat & backs. As I recall it held 12 passengers and a crew of 3.

 

I got a chance tyo see it while it was in Indy...Couldn not make a flight, but I wish I had,
Great coverage..good pictures..
I got some great shots too...
Heres just one..

 

Very cool! Great pics!! I love engine turned panels!!!!

 

Megan......way cool, thansk for sharing.

i saw "public enemy' today and saw the plane in the movie.

 

Great stuff! I believe Eddie Rickenbacker, the WWI flying Ace who alos had a car named after him, was one of the founders of Eastern Airlines.

Every one who can should take the opportunity to fly in one of these old girls and warbirds too and see how things really were in the good old days.

 

When men were men and the sheep were nervous, this is what they flew.

 

I am very jealous, thanks for the information on them

 

Megan thankyou for that, great pix and a really good report. You're a lucky girl! I bet it sounded awesome.

 

Thanks for taking the time to document and share.

 

Cool pics. The first plane I ever rode in was a Tri-motor at the Missouri State Fair, about 1964. Thanks for bringin back the memories.

 

Thanks! I really enjoyed the photos and your report.

 

Megan, you have more fun than........than..........even *I* do!!


CB

 

Cool, I love the tri-motors. You know that was the first all metal passenger aircraft? No one believed metal airplanes would catch on at the time but Henry Ford did. And you all thought he was just a visionary with cars!
It was Ford tri's were nicknamed the 'Tin Goose', kinda derogatory like 'Spruce Goose' both kinda ironic as both the 'Goose's' did more for air transport than almost any other aircraft!
You are a lucky person Megan.
Doc.

 

Didnt the Germans copy some elements of this for one of their medium bombers? I forget the model and brand, Heinkel, Junkers?

 

Hey, maybe you could get a stewaress job or something and fly all over the country getting to rod shows for free.

 

Damn those radial engines are super kool.

My favourites are those Pratt & Whitney Double Wasps used in the Hellcat and Corsair.

Asweome pic thanx for sharin'

Rat

 

MEGAN, YOU WOULD ENJOY THE EAA CONVENTION AT OSH AT THE END OF JULY! THINK THE TRI MOTOR EXPERIENCE x 1OOO. SEE YA

 

Very Cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

Congrats,,were you signing "I'm a happy girl, a happy girl,,,,,,".
Cool pictures/video thanks for the post.

You are right, "I can fly".

 

Well if your a Ford man Like me, and it's the late 60s and your crusing Sandusky, Ohio Well there they were, 5 of them and they were the School bus, grocery hauler, mail carrier, you name it. If it could be put on the plane it was fare game, even had a dog on board, and they flew the 5 Islands in Lake Erie. So we purchased our fare and what a ride. Whicker seats, every one has a window seat, and top speed was 90-95. What a ride. So back at the hanger, he said well if you really want a ride come at 9:00 in the morning and ride the mail run, it hits all 5 Islands. HA could hardly sleep, was there at 8:30, ain't gona miss this one. It was just the 2 of us, pilot and me, and he said, you might as well ride up with me, didn't need a second invite. Well we landed on all 5 Islands, Rattle Snake Island was the unforgatable one. We slowed to 45 mph and touched down as soon as there was turf, taxied all the way across the island, he pulling both brake handles to stop the bird, spun her around and opened the window and a sack came upon a stick, he handed it to me and closed the widow and away we went. In half the distance to land, we was air born and I was a kid again. I will go the my grave with that one, and am so glad I took the time to ride the Tin Goose. Its like getting out of a new car and stepping into a 29 Ford for your first ride. True to form the engine gauges were visible through the winow, they were mounted on the 2 engines, the third visible from the cockpit. Gas gage was behind the seat up on the tank. You had to duck your head under the tank to enter the cockpit. It was a sight glass, and you watched the gas float up and down as you were flying. MEMORIES that I will never forget, what a ride. Ice man

 

Way cool!!!!! Vintage aircraft are just as cool as vintage hot rods!

 

Thanks for posting this.......very cool!

 

Ice Man, that was way cool!!
T Man, I think you may men the Junkers Ju52, it was a low wing tri motor just like the Tin Goose. Kinda the German DC3. Some were used as medium bombers mainly in the Spanish campaign before WWII kicked off.
They were a development of the Ju13 open cockpit single engine aircraft.
Doc.

 

Huh! As I posted this a DC3 Flew over!

 

Thanks for posting, Very cool. Real Hot Rods have radial engines!

 

Megan, I always read your posts... you do some cool stuff but now I'm
F#cking Jealous!

 

I also flew in it and I was surprised at how fast it accelerated taking of... pushes you back in the seat... more than I expected from some thing built in the late 20's

 

That's rad!! Love the little details in the cabin, also.