Care to fly in a Ford? - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
After World War I, the businessman entered into the air transport industry with the Tri-Motor aircraft. Nearly 200 Tri-Motor planes were manufactured from 1926 to 1933, and of those, only eight can be flown today. One will be at the Butler County Airport July 9-12 as a fundraising event for the local Experimental Aircraft Association chapter. The plane is one of two that the EAA tours around the country for public flights. It’s like driving a truck without power steering,” said Dave Ross, the EAA pilot who will fly the Tri-Motor at Butler Airport. The Tri-Motor was nicknamed the “Tin Goose,” marked by its corrugated aluminum covering. The airplane holds 10 passengers, the pilot and co-pilot. Sue Hostler, the marketing chair for EAA Chapter 857, said that depending on the turnout, they could give between 400-500 people rides on the Tri-Motor aircraft. The plane was built in 1928 and made its first flight from Port Columbus, Ohio, on July 7, 1929. Named the City of Wichita, it was first owned and operated by Transcontinental Air Transport and was part of TAT’s New York to Los Angeles air and... org or at the airport, 475 Airport Road, Penn (16002). . The chapter hopes to use the event as. Source: www.post-gazette.com
