Re: Demise of the Ford Tri-Motor
Fliegerfreunde,
Hugo Junkers had miscalculated with the single-engine construction; probably because the corrugated iron surface the air resistance was underestimated.
As far as I know, only one (or two?) test plane was built and then designed directly on three engines.
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Beste Gruesse aus Deutschland,
Werner
Ford Model A, Roadster, 1928
Citroen 11 CV, 1947
Hercules W 2000, 1976; (with NSU-Wankel Rotary Engine), Canadian version
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