75 years ago.
Time flies, literally. 75 years ago the Ford Motor’s Company’s Airplane Division announced a new airplane design. The airplane would have three engines, an enclosed cockpit and an upholstered cabin. This airplane, of course, was the venerable Ford Tri-Motor.
As I am turning 55 this year (my 16th anniversary of my 39th birthday) this news really brought home how far the aviation industry has come in relative short time.
Just think, 75 years ago the latest, greatest, bestest and most modern airplane was the Ford Tri-Motor. Boggles the mind.