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 pas

This is the story of the Ford Trimotor plane that changed American Aviation from small fly-by-night operations to the giant airline industry of today. In the Fo

Details the development of Ford Air Transport Service. Identifies the opportunities created by the "tin goose"; mail service operated by a private company; firs

Flying in the early 20th Century was dangerous business. Aircraft were made of sticks and cloth and engines failed at alarming rates. Those who flew risked both