Trimotor | |
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Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Ford 4-AT-E Trimotor (2014) | |
Role | Transport aircraft |
Manufacturer | Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company |
Designer | William Bushnell Stout |
First flight | June 11, 1926 |
Introduction | 1926 |
Status | Limited excursion service |
Primary users | about 100 airlines United States Army Air Corps United States Navy Royal Canadian Air Force |
Number built | 199 |
Variants | Stout Bushmaster 2000 |
The Ford Trimotor (also called the "Tri-Motor", and nicknamed the "Tin Goose") is an American three-engined transport aircraft. Production started in 1925 by the companies of Henry Ford and ended on June 7, 1933, after 199 had been made.[1] It was designed for the civil aviation market, but also saw service with military units.