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Mister Moose · 11-08-2021, 06:26 PM

The advent of larger, faster, more capable aircraft like the venerable DC-3 did in the Tri-motor, not any celebrity accident. I would ask why did Ford give up so easily on producing a successor to the Tri-motor? I would guess they chose to concentrate on their core car business.

The "Day the Music Died" crash was in an older Bonanza, (4 seats, 150 kts with a non intuitive artificial horizon) flown in instrument conditions by a pilot that had no business being there. The flight was supposed to stay visual, and since it was at night he climbed inadvertantly into a low cloud deck, lost control and crashed. Lots more details there, but suffice to say it was a tragedy that shouldn't have happened.

11-08-2021, 06:26 PM	#4
Mister Moose Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Hartford area, CT Posts: 374	Re: Demise of the Ford Tri-Motor The advent of larger, faster, more capable aircraft like the venerable DC-3 did in the Tri-motor, not any celebrity accident. I would ask why did Ford give up so easily on producing a successor to the Tri-motor? I would guess they chose to concentrate on their core car business. The "Day the Music Died" crash was in an older Bonanza, (4 seats, 150 kts with a non intuitive artificial horizon) flown in instrument conditions by a pilot that had no business being there. The flight was supposed to stay visual, and since it was at night he climbed inadvertantly into a low cloud deck, lost control and crashed. Lots more details there, but suffice to say it was a tragedy that shouldn't have happened.