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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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| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Erie-Ottawa Intl (KPCW) | 05:55PM EDT | 07:04PM EDT (?) | 1:08 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 04:31PM EDT | 04:41PM EDT | 0:09 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 03:59PM EDT | 04:09PM EDT (?) | 0:09 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 03:11PM EDT | 03:22PM EDT | 0:11 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 12:55PM EDT | 01:07PM EDT | 0:11 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 12:06PM EDT | 12:17PM EDT | 0:10 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 11:25AM EDT | 11:36AM EDT | 0:10 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 10:49AM EDT | 10:58AM EDT | 0:08 |
| 10-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 10:03AM EDT | 10:14AM EDT (?) | 0:10 |
| 09-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 04:35PM EDT | 04:45PM EDT | 0:09 |
| 09-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 03:18PM EDT | 03:30PM EDT (?) | 0:11 |
| 09-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | 12:53PM EDT | 01:04PM EDT | 0:11 |
| 09-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Near Port Clinton, OH | Oakland County Intl (KPTK) | First seen 09:16AM EDT | 10:15AM EDT | 0:59 |
| 07-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Near Port Clinton, OH | Near Port Clinton, OH | First seen 03:59PM EDT | Last seen 03:59PM EDT | n/a |
| 07-Aug-2025 | Unknown | Near Port Clinton, OH | Erie-Ottawa Intl (KPCW) | First seen 01:19PM EDT | Last seen 01:26PM EDT | 0:06 |
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