Between 1926 and 1933 some 200 Ford Trimotors planes were built in Ford’s own factory. Corrugated metal on great thick monoplane wings was a German development used in Junker JU-52 planes that were flying the Berlin-Rome-London route.
Trimotors were flown by airlines oil companies and wealthy individuals. The Ford Trimotor and Junkers JU-52 were pioneering aircraft that led to generations of Douglas and Boeing fleets of aircraft soon to crisscross the world…
- flat or corrugated metal sheet attached to a lightweight frame;
- functioning ailerons and tail rudder;
- check out the cabin through the portholes, lots of detail!
- stand included
