Ford Trimotor
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The Ford Trimotor is an American three-engined transport aircraft. It made its first flight on June 11, 1926. Production started in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and ended on June 7, 1933, after
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) - Oshkosh. Ford 4-AT-E Trimotor (2014)
Modernized Ford Trimotor interior
Corrugated wing of a 1929 Ford 4-AT-E Trimotor
Externally mounted control wires of a Ford Trimotor
Boeing 247
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable
Ford Trimotor
…otherwise-inaccessible sites, the Ford Trimotor could be fitted with skis or floats. The rapid development of aircraft at this time (the vastly superior Boeing 247 first flew at start of 1933), along with the death of his personal pilot, Harry J. Brooks, on a test flight, led to Ford losing interest in aviation…
United Air Lines Boeing 247D in flight
The Boeing 247 production line
Early versions had the windshield raked forward, to avoid reflecting light off the cockpit instruments. It was later changed to a backward slope because it reflected landing lights on the ground.
United Airlines crew members and employees stand in front of a Boeing 247.