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Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:32 am
by b29flteng
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:35 am
by The Inspector
I don't recall ever hearing about a structural failure in a FORD.
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 12:54 pm
by b29flteng
"Built Ford Tough" They ought to use it in a commercial.
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:39 pm
by Mike
Recently there was talk of John Mohr recreating Harold Johnson's aerobatic routine at air shows this year, using Greg Herrick's second Trimotor, which has recently been rebuilt incorporating some additional strengthening for the purpose. However, this all seems to have gone quiet.
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:44 am
by MX304
Didn't someone pull the wings off of a Tri-motor in flight a few years back? I seem to remember seeing a video of it going down just off the field but by some miracle, the pilot survived.
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:19 am
by b29flteng
MX304 wrote:Didn't someone pull the wings off of a Tri-motor in flight a few years back? I seem to remember seeing a video of it going down just off the field but by some miracle, the pilot survived.
They tookoff with the controls locked and stalled and crashed.
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:38 am
by The Inspector
And wasn't it a 'BUSHMASTER' the smooth skinned copy of the 5AT and not an original FORD?
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:31 am
by b29flteng
The Inspector wrote:And wasn't it a 'BUSHMASTER' the smooth skinned copy of the 5AT and not an original FORD?
yes
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:10 pm
by JohnB
Mike wrote:Recently there was talk of John Mohr recreating Harold Johnson's aerobatic routine at air shows this year, using Greg Herrick's second Trimotor, which has recently been rebuilt incorporating some additional strengthening for the purpose.
I'd pay money to see that!
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:51 am
by Chappie
Wow, that loop was at fairly low altitude. And that roll wasn't just a roll, it was a snap roll! Great footage.
Chappie
Re: Ford Tri-motor aerobatics video link
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:37 pm
by cwmc
The Inspector wrote:And wasn't it a 'BUSHMASTER' the smooth skinned copy of the 5AT and not an original FORD?
The Bushmaster has corrugated skins too.
Chris...