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Post subject: Ford Tri-Motor Flight  Posted: 25 Nov 2016, 20:12 |
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This morning I was extremely lucky to get to take a ride in a Ford Tri Motor (1928). Some pictures and videos are here: https://goo.gl/photos/uX2KTkdaZ3rnebMcAIt was LOUD and it was amazing how quickly it got off the ground. Very cool experience though.
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 07:58 |
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I did the same thing with foreflight and we were doing 87 knots
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 09:27 |
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Eric, I thought I heard it flying overhead. That's my hangar neighbor. He has quite a collection of planes. Beautiful day to explore east Texas. Great pictures! When he got it, I think he phrased flying it as: "Going nowhere, slow, spending lots of dough". 
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 10:40 |
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Chris,
Small world! Were you landing yesterday afternoon around 4:45? I had just gotten back from picking up my wife in College Station in the Mooney. I think I saw you land and taxi in.
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 14:31 |
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That looks amazing, Tony. I rode the EAA Trimotor when they passed through here a couple of years ago. Like others have said, very slow and ponderous, with amazingly low wing loading: it practically levitates. It's a wonderful noisy old beast too. I loved it! 
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 14:34 |
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I logged.5hr in the EAA tri-motor but after seeing you guys did a roll I'm not bragging.
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 26 Nov 2016, 14:39 |
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Username Protected wrote: I logged.5hr in the EAA tri-motor but after seeing you guys did a roll I'm not bragging. 
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 27 Nov 2016, 16:07 |
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Username Protected wrote: I logged.5hr in the EAA tri-motor but after seeing you guys did a roll I'm not bragging. Here is the video of their daring deeds in the mighty Trimotor: [youtube]https://youtu.be/c6dWtDk_rOI[/youtube]
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 27 Nov 2016, 17:00 |
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The tail number of the tri motor in that YouTube video is the same as the one in the photos
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Post subject: Re: Ford Tri-Motor Flight Posted: 29 Nov 2016, 21:58 |
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I've got 0.5h in my logbook in a Trimotor too!
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