Gallery: 1929 Ford Tri-Motor
Published 9:53 am Sunday, July 14, 2013
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- Gauges show information on an outer engine of the plane. The only gauges inside the plane are for the center engine. — Erin Murtaugh/Albert Lea Tribune
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- The 1929 For Tri Motor awaits being loaded Thursday morning in Anoka County. — Erin Murtaugh/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Sunlight floods the cockpit of the Ford Tri Motor on Thursday morning. — Erin Murtaugh/Albert Lea Tribune
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- The Ford Tri-Motor plane is set up to hold nine passengers. Chris Soucy, a volunteer with the Experimental Aircraft Association said if the seats were configured differently it could seat up to 13 passengers. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Downtown Albert Lea is seen as the Ford Tri Motor flies over the city. — Erin Murtaugh/Albert Lea Tribune
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- This 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane is one of two that is still in existence that regularly fly. There are 16 to 18 that still exist, eight of which have the capability to fly. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- A propeller spins on one of the side engines on the 1929 Ford Tri Motor. –Erin Murtaugh/Albert Lea Tribune
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- There are three emergency exits in the Ford Tri-motor plane. This one is located above the passenger seating area. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Several controls for the plane are located on the side of the co-pilot’s seat. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Husband and wife Colin Soucy, left, and Chris Soucy, pull the engine through, a phrase that means cycling oil back through the cylinders. When a plane sits and doesn’t run, the oil drains to the lower cyclinders and to run properly it needs to be cycled back to the top. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Due to the age of the plane, there is no navigation system installed and pilots have to use a map, much like a road map, to navigate their way. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- Colin and Chris Soucy pilot the Ford Tri-Motor 4AT-E plane from Anoka to Albert Lea on Thursday morning. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- The shadow of the Ford Tri-Motor 4AT-E reflects on the ground as the plane takes off from Key Air Airport in Anoka on Thursday morning. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- The only overhead storage in this rare plane is a mesh net which hangs from the ceiling in the back of the plane. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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- This 1929 Ford Tri-Motor plane is one of two that is still in existence that regularly fly. It landed in Albert Lea on Thursday, and people are able to ride it through this afternoon. — Brandi Hagen/Albert Lea Tribune
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