The first passenger plane to fly between Boston and New York 1929, USA
The first passenger plane to fly between Boston and New York. 1929, USA
The first mass-produced passenger plane was the American Ford Trimotor. It was equipped with three piston engines (two on struts and one in the nose) and could carry 8 passengers.
The first mass-produced passenger plane was the American Ford Trimotor. It was equipped with three piston engines (two on struts and one in the nose) and could carry 8 passengers.
Category
🛠️
LifestyleTranscript
00:00The first passenger plane to fly between Boston and New York, 1929, USA.
00:08The first mass-produced passenger plane was the American Ford Trimotor.
00:14It was equipped with three piston engines, two on struts and one in the nose and could
00:19carry eight passengers.
00:21The Trimotor was produced from 1925 to 1933 by Henry Ford's Ford Airplane Company but
00:30due to its reliability, it was used for many years after production ended.
00:35The unofficial nickname of the plane was Tin Goose.
00:39The Ford Trimotor, the first economically viable US airliner, was in service until 1989.
00:47Of the 199 planes produced, 18 have survived to this day, including the airworthy No. 10.