FORD TRI-MOTOR MODEL AIRPLANE AIRCRAFT MUSEUM QUALITY NEW LAUNCH $50.00 INSTANT REBATE Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left 7 hours 16 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Thursday, January 08, 2009 Location Jupiter, Florida See more about 'FORD TRI-MOTOR MODEL AIRPLANE AIRCRAFT MUSEUM QUALITY' Description FAMOUS FORD TRI MOTOR ~ TIN GOOSE PLANE MODEL New Launching Museum Quality New Launching Copyright 2008 by Land And Sea Collection™, All Rights Reserved Presented is another in our premier collection of exceptionally detailed aircraft models that is true to the original in the minutest detail. It is for collectors and model airplane buffs, or those seeking an incredibly impressive gift. This is a model so unique it will never be surpassed. This replica is of the most famous of the twelve Boeing Model 314 Clippers, the Dixie Clipper, and America’s first presidential airplane. It is built to a level of excellence unparalleled in production model making. No one, even custom professional model makers, can achieve this level of accuracy at anywhere near this price. Our Ford Tri-Motor is designed and built in the same fashion as the real planes using frame and rib construction. The attention to detail is outstanding with corrugated aluminum skin on the wings, fuselage, and control surfaces, i.e. ailerons, rudder and elevator. The engine's propellers spin. The nacelles are of made of spun aluminum, and the doors and hatches use aluminum sheet, the cockpit and all portholes are accurately replicated. Everything is authentic to the period. DIMENSIONS are 40" wingspan, 26 3/4" long, 6" high. FLAT RATE SHIPPING & PACKING to 48 contiguous States $30.00.               Famous Tri-motor configuration                                 Massive wings                  Fully equipped cockpit                         Real to Life engines                                                        Rugged good looks from any angle   HISTORY: The Ford Tri-motor (also variously identified as the "Tri-Motor"), nicknamed "The Tin Goose," was a three engine civil transport aircraft first produced in 1925 by Henry Ford and continued in production until June, 1933. A total of 199 Ford Tri-motors were built between 1926 and 1933, including 79 of the 4-AT variant, and 117 of the 5-AT variant, plus some experimental craft. Well over 100 airlines of the world flew the Ford Tri-motor.   The impact of the Ford Tri-motor on commercial aviation was immediate, as the design represented a "quantum leap over other airliners." Within a few months of its introduction, Transcontinental Air Transport was created to provide a coast-to-coast operation, capitalizing on the Tri-motor's ability to provide reliable and for the time, comfortable passenger service. While advertised as a transcontinental service, the airline had to rely on rail connections with a deluxe Pullman train that would be based in New York being the first part of the journey. Passengers then rendezvoused with a Tri-motor in Port Columbus, Ohio, that would begin a hop across the continent ending at Waynoka, Oklahoma where another train would take the passengers to Clovis, New Mexico where the final journey would begin, again on a Tri-motor, to end up at the Grand Central Air Terminal in Los Angeles.   The grueling trip would only be available for a year before Transcontental was merged into a combine with Western Air Service. Ford Tri-motors were also used extensively by Pan American Airlines, extending service from North America into Central and South America during the same period. The heyday for Ford's transport was relatively brief, lasting only until 1933 when more modern airliners began to appear. Rather than completely disappearing, the Tri-motors gained an enviable reputation for durability with Ford Ads in 1929 proclaiming, "No Ford plane has yet worn out in service." First being relegated to second and third tier airlines, the Tri-motors continued to fly into the 1960s, with numerous examples being converted into cargo transports to further lengthen their careers and when World War II began, the commercial versions were soon modified for military applications.   Some of the significant flights made by the Ford Tri-motor in this period greatly enhanced the reputation of the type for strength and reliability. One example is of Ford 4-AT Tri-motor serial number 10, built in 1927. It flew in the United States and Mexico under registration number C-1077, and for several years in Canada under registration G-CARC. It had many notable accomplishments; it was flown by Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart among many others. It made the first commercial flight from the United States to Mexico City, and the first commercial flight over the Canadian Rockies. After damage on landing in 1936, it was grounded and remained for decades at Carcross, Yukon. In 1956, the wreck was salvaged and preserved, and in the mid 1980s Greg Herrick took over C-1077 and began restoring it. As of 2006, C-1077 is in flying condition again, restored to its December 1927 appearance.   Making headlines became a Tri-motor trademark. Between 27 November and 28 November 1929, Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his crew made the first flight over the South Pole in a Ford Tri-motor called Floyd Bennett (one of three aircraft on the expedition, the others being The Stars and Stripes and The Virginian), replacing the Fokker Tri-motors Byrd previously used.   Franklin Roosevelt also flew aboard a Ford Tri-motor in 1932 during his presidential campaign in one of the first uses of an aircraft in an election, replacing the traditional "whistle stop" train trips.   In postwar years, the Ford Tri-motors continued in limited service with small, regional air carriers. One of the most famous was the Scenic Airways Ford Tri-motor N414H which was used for 65 years as a sightseeing aircraft flying over the Grand Canyon. Characteristically, the aircraft is still in use as of 2008, mainly for promotional and film work. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia SPECIFICATIONS Ford Tri-motor: General characteristics Crew: 3 ( 1 Flight attendant) Capacity: Eight passengers Cost: US$42,000 in 1933 Length: 50 ft 3 in (15.32 m) Wingspan: 77 ft 10 in (23.72 m) Height: 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) Wing area: 835 ft² (77.6 m²) Empty weight: 7,840 lb (3,560 kg) Loaded weight: 10,130 lb (4,590 kg) Max takeoff weight: 13,500 lb (6,120 kg) Fuel capacity: 230 US gal (886 L) Fuel consumption: 45 US gal/h (173 L/h)) Powerplant: 3× Pratt & Whitney Wasp C 9-cylinder radial engines, 420 hp (313 kW) each Performance Max speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kts) Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h, 78 kts) Stall speed: 64 mph (103 km/h, 56 kts) Range: 550 mi (885 km, 478 nm) Service ceiling 18,500 ft (5,640 m) Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s) Wing loading: 16.17 lb/ft² (78.87 kg/m²) Power/mass: 10.71 lb/hp (6.52 kg/kW) Buy with confidence from people who know what they sell. Memberships include in part, Association of Naval Aviation, The Tailhook Association, Silver Wings, and McCampbell's Aces Squadron. OUR UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE: If not completely satisfied with your purchase it may be returned, if without damage, within three days of receipt in its original packaging. Return items must be insured for their full value. A prior email authorization by us for the return is required. Unfortunately, shipping charges are not included in this offer and are non-refundable unless due to our error. International buyers welcome, but inquire first.  We have satisfied customers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Nova Scotia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, USVI and the Eastern Caribbean.THE FINE PRINT: We take extra special care in shipping by FedEx Ground and require the item be insured for your protection and ours. Shipping is an additional charge to the buyer, but we bill it honestly covering only our out-of-pocket expenses. Payment should be made within 5 days. The preferred method is by PayPal. However, we take VISA, MASTERCARD, Money Orders, and Personal Checks. If you pay by a personal check, expect a week delay for the item to clear before we ship. 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