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A ride in a flying artifact

Inside the Ford Tri-motor, one of the first aircraft to boast an enclosed cabin for passenger comfort.
Michael Byars
Inside the Ford Tri-motor, one of the first aircraft to boast an enclosed cabin for passenger comfort.

By Matt Hackworth

Lee's Summit, Mo. – A small bit of history is at the Lee's Summit airport for a weekend visit. Ford Motor Company only made about 200 of its Tri-motor airplanes back in the 1920s. Lee's Summit's chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association has brought in the only Ford tri-motor still flying today. K-C-U-R's Matt Hackworth took a ride on the Tri-motor and brings us this postcard of what it's like to ride on a 75 year-old airplane.

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