Author: WEISS, DAVID A.
Title: The Saga of the Tin Goose the Story of the Ford Trimotor
Description: Cumberland Enterprises, 1996. New Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one ink scratch on the top edge of the front endpaper. "In 1927, Ford Motor Company produced the Ford Trimotor, one of the first all-metal airplanes. It was often referred to as the"Tin Goose" or "Flying Washboard." It was the first plane created to carry passengers rather the mail, with a seating capacity of 12. As the name indicates, the airplane had three engines, which allowed it to fly higher and faster than other airplanes of the same time period. The Trimotor could reach speeds up to 130 miles per hour. A Ford 4-AT-15 Trimotor monoplane, piloted by Berndt Balehen, was used in the first flight over the South Pole in November of 1929." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics David A. Weiss Ford Trimotor The Tin Goose Aviation Aeronautics / Astronautics
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Title: The Saga of the Tin Goose the Story of the Ford Trimotor
Description: Cumberland Enterprises, 1996. New Edition. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one ink scratch on the top edge of the front endpaper. "In 1927, Ford Motor Company produced the Ford Trimotor, one of the first all-metal airplanes. It was often referred to as the"Tin Goose" or "Flying Washboard." It was the first plane created to carry passengers rather the mail, with a seating capacity of 12. As the name indicates, the airplane had three engines, which allowed it to fly higher and faster than other airplanes of the same time period. The Trimotor could reach speeds up to 130 miles per hour. A Ford 4-AT-15 Trimotor monoplane, piloted by Berndt Balehen, was used in the first flight over the South Pole in November of 1929." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Aeronautics / Astronautics David A. Weiss Ford Trimotor The Tin Goose Aviation Aeronautics / Astronautics
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 39618
- Book number: 39618
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