The Saga of the Tin Goose
The Story of the Ford Tri-Motor 3rd Edition 2012
It was the brainchild of Henry Ford and inventor William Bushnell Stout. It was the Ford Tri Motor, affectionately called the Tin Goose, the first all-metal passenger plane built in the United States. Only one hundred ninety-nine were ever manufactured, but they launched regular scheduled flights in America, introducing almost everything we have in air travel today-from stewardesses to concrete runways in airports. All major airlines started with this plane. Byrd flew to the South Pole in one. FDR dreamed up the New Deal flying in another to the Chicago convention where he was nominated for president. In a Ford Tri-Motor, Lindbergh inaugurate…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4669-6902-5
- EAN: 9781466969025
- Produktnummer: 19428233
- Verlag: Trafford Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 302 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 441 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 441
Über den Autor
Oases, a work of mainstream fiction, is the eighth published book of David A. Weiss. A retired attorney, his books have included courtroom dramas, along with historical and mainstream fiction. Weiss intertwines issues of political, racial, religious and social philosophy in plots that explore the human condition. His hallmark, characters coping with moral dilemmas, invites readers to engage in introspective reflection.
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