![]() ![]() The pilots crank up the Tri-Motor’s three super-loud radial engines. No fancy personal in-flight entertainment systems. The newer seats in this plane are comfy enough, but originally, these planes had five lightweight wicker seats on each side of the cabin. The walls are decorated with wood paneling and elegant light sconces that remind me of an old luxury shipliner. Taking a seat, I notice the windows are dressed with curtains. So, I grab the seat-backs and pull myself forward, up the narrow center aisle toward the front. It’s a “taildragger,” meaning, the plane’s rear sits lower on the ground than the nose. And Neil Armstrong’s first flight as a passenger was aboard a Tri-Motor – spurring him toward a career that took him to the moon. A Tin Goose was the first plane ever to fly over the South Pole. They flew the first transcontinental airline-railroad routes. Part of what gets my heart pumping is the plane’s legacy. You have to watch your head when you enter this 50-foot plane through the rear hatch, and I immediately feel the adventure of early airline travel. They’re too historic.īut the so-called Tin Goose was flying at last week’s aviation festival at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, so, as an aviation buff, I had to get aboard.Īirplane geeks should check out these 5 bases and museums Really, it’s hard to believe they still let these things fly. They’re the world’s first all-metal, multi-engine commercial airliners. At nearly 90 years old, Ford Tri-Motors are museum pieces. ![]()
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