There was an attempted revival of the Ford Trimotor in the 1950s. The aircraft - also built from corrugated aluminum was called the Bushmaster 2000, powered by three Pratt & Whitney R-985 engines (450 hp each). On the subject of corrugated aircraft, Germany had a Ju-52 Junkers trimotor first built in the 1930s. Other notable trimotors were from the Stinson Aircraft Company, building a Model SM6000, which was a high wing fabric covers aircraft, and a Model Stinson A, which was a low wing fabric covered aircraft, both powered by three Lycoming R-680 engines. FYI - the 'R' for the engine means it is a radial engine. The number after the R (680) indicates the total cubic inches of the engine. If we are talking trimotor aircraft - so was a Boeing 727 and a DC-10. Regarding a Ford Trimotor - from 1982 through 1985 I was hired by the R.H. Wagner Foundation to be the primary rebuilder of EAA's Ford Trimotor. That aircraft, in 1973 was lifted off of the ground in a severe windstorm, and then thrown nose first into the ground. EAA acquired the aircraft for the museum. At that time, they were not sure if it would be used to sell rides. The EAA trimotor was used in the filming of the movie 'Public Enemies' with Johnny Depp as John Dillinger. You can identify the EAA trimotor by the straight bottom on the entrance door. It was modified to straight when the aircraft was used (in its past life) as a smoke jumper aircraft. Ford trimotors had an oval door.
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