Soar by way of the skies in certainly one of aviation’s most distinctive and influential plane, the Ford 4-AT Trimotor, Microsoft Flight Simulator’s sixth Well-known Flyer launch.

The Ford 4-AT Trimotor is an aviator’s dream machine: an all-metal, high-wing, three-engine passenger, and cargo plane. Constructed ruggedly, it may function out of among the world’s most austere airfields, and as a result of its famend forgivingness within the air, the Trimotor elevates pilot confidence to new heights.

The introduction of the Trimotor by the Ford Motor Firm’s Stout Metallic Airplane Division was one of the vital milestones within the early historical past of business passenger aviation. The sturdy, highly effective, and cozy plane made a number of long-range routes attainable, together with the road connecting Key West, Florida to Havana, Cuba. Roughly 100 airways used the Ford Trimotor throughout its operational tenure, a testomony to its reliability and effectivity. The 4-AT even noticed restricted service in army logistics assist.

The plane took its maiden flight on June 11, 1926, and entered service later that yr; 199 had been manufactured throughout a manufacturing run that lasted from 1926 to 1933. It was crewed by one or two and carried as much as 12 complete passengers, together with pilot(s). The Trimotor, actively and vigorously backed by Henry Ford, shortly established itself as one of many luminaries of the Golden Age of Flight.

The 4-AT options corrugated aluminum development on its fuselage, wings, tail part, and management surfaces. It measures 49 ft, 10 inches in size, stands 11 ft, 9 inches excessive, and has a wingspan of 74 ft. It has a standard empennage and a normal mounted undercarriage. The plane could be fitted with floats for water operation or skis for snow or glacier take-offs and landings.

The Trimotor is powered by three 300-horsepower, 9-cylinder Wright J-6-9 Whirlwind radial piston engines, every turning a 2-blade, fixed-pitch propeller. Two engines are positioned below the primary wing, one on all sides, suspended by braces. One engine is mounted on the nostril of the airplane. The Trimotor has a spread of 570 miles, climbs at 920 ft per minute, and has a service ceiling of 16,500 ft above sea degree. It has a stall velocity of 57 miles per hour, cruises at 115 mph, and has a most velocity of 132 mph.

The Ford 4-AT Trimotor comes with 5 liveries (Black Ford, Emerald Harbor, New Guinea, Spanish Republic, and World Journey) and three touchdown gear configurations (terrestrial wheeled, floats, and skis). This traditional is obtainable immediately for one week FREE to simmers; beginning on June 30 at 11:59 PM PDT, it is going to be out there for $14.99. Discover the world from the cockpit of this iconic plane that has been rendered in beautiful element – the sky is looking!

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