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"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 08/13/2016 at 14:24 • Filed to: None

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And you get to watch one of eight airworthy Ford Trimotors in the world taking off.

I heard a prop plane engine coming up behind me while I was driving, but was not ready for this thing to come puttering over me low and slow. I hung a u-turn and followed it the four miles or so to the small nearby airport, just in time to witness this thing being unloaded and take off again. I’m not as much of a plane nut as some people on, but the Ford Trimotor is one incredibly cool plane. It has also buzzed the house half a dozen times now.

Jcarr > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/13/2016 at 14:39

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That’s EAA’s. I rode on it at Oshkosh a few years ago. Pretty incredible experience.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/13/2016 at 16:27

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Beautiful old girl! I love some vintage piston pounders, great still seeing this old birds up in the air where they belong! :)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jcarr 08/13/2016 at 17:51

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This is a different one, tail NO. N9645

Jcarr > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/13/2016 at 18:05

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There must be a gathering or something because EAA’s is in Omaha this weekend.

http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/flight-…

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jcarr 08/13/2016 at 22:40

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Weird. Maybe they had a problem with their plane and borrowed a different one. They were definitely giving tours.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/16/2016 at 12:22

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I got to tour one last summer when I joined a friend in northern Indiana to shoot the Thunder Run. It was beautiful, and beautifully corregated.

Chasaboo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/16/2016 at 12:31

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Didn’t they have a propensity for flipping on landing, or was it takeoff?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chasaboo 08/16/2016 at 12:42

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WilliamsSW > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 08/16/2016 at 13:44

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I'm pretty sure there were 2 of them giving rides at OSH this year - I don't know who owns it, but maybe this is the 2nd one?