Known as the Tin Goose, the 1929 Ford Tri Motor was the World's First Passenger Plane. Previously, it took 4 days to travel via train from New York to LA.
The Ford Tri Motor cut the travel time to just 2 days. (There weren't airports yet in New York, so you had to take a train from the city to Ohio to catch the plane)
The Ford Tri Motor cut the travel time to just 2 days. (There weren't airports yet in New York, so you had to take a train from the city to Ohio to catch the plane)
Hear Pilot Ed Rusch talk about the history of the Ford Tri Motor on the Travel With Hawkeye Podcast
Learn More at FlyTheFord.org