The Ford Trimotor was
originally designed by William Stout in
the early 1920's as a single-engined aircraft incorporating many
of the features of the metal aircraft produced by Junkers in
Germany. In 1925 the Stout Metal Airplane Company was bought
by the Ford Motor Company who developed the aircraft as a
trimotor.
Between 1925 and 1933
a total of 199 examples were produced
and sold all over the world. The aircraft had an immediate effect
on Air Transport at the time being a significant advance on the
airliners of the day. However the rapid development of the DC-2
in the early 1930's spelt the end of the success of the Trimotor.
The aircraft saw service
with a number of air arms including the
USAAF who bought several examples as the C-3, C-4 and C-9
depending on the engine installed.
Several attempts have
been made over the years to put the
aircraft or a modernised variant back into production, none
successfully. Nevertheless nearly 10% of the original number
built still exist, a testament to its durability.
This CD contains the
Instruction Manual for the Ford Trimotor
which includes the material usually found in the Flight Manual,
plus an Instruction Manual for the engine type most commonly
fitted, plus a small brochure featuring the Trimotor. The CD has
been scanned from the original flight manuals and includes any
colour pages.
This CD contains:
1. Handbook of
Instructions for the Ford Trimotor produced by the
manufacturer dated 1929, approx 120 pages. This example has
additional pages inserted to specifically cover the C-4A
variant
purchased by the USAAF.
2. Instruction
Book for Wright Whirlwind Five, Seven and Nine engines,
2nd Edition dated October 1929. This covers the three versions
of the basic engine, the R540A, R760A and R975A, having five,
seven and nine cylinders respectively. Both the R760 and the
R975A were used on the Trimotor.
3. Unusual small brochure
from the 1930's featuring the Ford Trimotor.
Actually produced by the Monarch Food Company to feature its
food products which were displayed in a Ford Trimotor named
"Independence" during a 1930's exhibition.
| CD TITLE | FORD TRIMOTOR |
| PRICE | US$19.95 plus postage |
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