Saturday, October 11, 2025

Quite the flying machine

 


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  1. A Ford Tri-Motor, I believe they were built in the early 30's.

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  2. i got to ride in one in the 70"s over the grand canyon. that sucker was loud on the inside. i mean you could feel it loud. like a massage chair.

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  3. Huge lift, huge drag, with the right headwind will happily fly at zero groundspeed.
    The Stout those were derived from was a single engine ship if you can imagine it.

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  4. Zoomy looking, that huge wing must produce decent lift.

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  5. doesn't look anything like Lindy's tri-motor.

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  6. I've ridden in one. Quite the Ride.
    Like sitting in lounge chair in your living room.
    We fly south along the 99 freeway, and happily watched all the traffic pass us.
    Pilot said we were flying along at about 50-52 miles an hour.

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