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Ford Tri-Motor (N9645)
Trimotor taking off before the air show at Oshkosh
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Legendario FORD
Wondering, why the forward windscreen tilt, vs. seemingly obvious aerodynamic convention? And, why don't we get curtains anymore?!
This airplane is the personification of necessity and innovation. Wake up America and become a grate nation not an indited nation. Ford needed something he created it Lets get back to work America.
Doug, I believe it's to reduce/eliminate reflections from the lights and instruments at night. You'll see the same kind of windshield on some Fokkers, and Stinsons.
I flew on several of these when they were serving Island Airlines out of Port Clinton, Ohio to the islands in Lake Erie! Wicker seats! Soft tires made for easy landing on grass. Island kids were bused to school on the mainland in these aircraft too. TAT was part of a rail/air transcontinental transportation scheme. Rail by night when is was not yet safe to fly at night and TAT during daylight hours.
I flew in one in the 70s run by Island Airways out of Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Very cool experience flying in such a great price of aviation history.
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| Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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| 13-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Erie-Ottawa Intl (KPCW) | 02:52PM EDT | 03:21PM EDT (?) | 0:28 |
| 13-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 01:48PM EDT | 02:01PM EDT (?) | 0:12 |
| 13-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 12:40PM EDT | 12:50PM EDT (?) | 0:09 |
| 13-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 11:43AM EDT | 11:53AM EDT (?) | 0:10 |
| 13-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 10:33AM EDT | 10:45AM EDT | 0:12 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 02:15PM EDT | 02:25PM EDT (?) | 0:10 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 01:33PM EDT | 01:49PM EDT (?) | 0:16 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 12:36PM EDT | 12:46PM EDT (?) | 0:10 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 11:59AM EDT | 12:12PM EDT (?) | 0:12 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 11:25AM EDT | 11:35AM EDT | 0:09 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 10:47AM EDT | 10:58AM EDT | 0:11 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 10:14AM EDT | 10:25AM EDT (?) | 0:11 |
| 12-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Lorain/Elyria, OH | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | First seen 08:26AM EDT | 08:37AM EDT | 0:11 |
| 11-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Near Lorain/Elyria, OH | 12:52PM EDT | Last seen 01:02PM EDT | 0:10 |
| 11-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 11:43AM EDT | 11:57AM EDT (?) | 0:13 |
| 11-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | 10:51AM EDT | 11:07AM EDT (?) | 0:15 |
| 11-Jul-2025 | Unknown | Near Port Clinton, OH | Lorain County Rgnl (KLPR) | First seen 08:38AM EDT | Last seen 08:58AM EDT | 0:19 |
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