Ford’s first and only plane for US: The rise and fall of the Trimotor
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Ford's Trimotor plane, the company's only aircraft, revolutionized commercial aviation in the 1920s as one of the first all-metal passenger planes. Despite innovative features like triple engines and corrugated metal construction, the Trimotor became obsolete by the 1930s due to faster competitors, leading Ford to end its $10.3 million aviation venture in 1936.
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