Word: trimotors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...races proper proceeded without mishap, save for the injury of one of 13 'chute jumpers who took leave of a Ford trimotor together. The unlucky 13th landed in the grandstand, broke a leg, hurt his skull. Betty Lund, whose husband "Freddy" Lund was a flying partner of Dale ("Red") Jackson (see col. 3), stunted a taper wing Waco as if she had never heard that both men were killed doing that very thing...
Quick Trip. With seven passengers and 900 lb. of mail, a Ford trimotor of National Air Transport rode a stiff tail wind from Chicago to New York one day last week, made the 20-hr. rail trip in 4 hr. 16 min. of flight. The plane was so early arriving in Cleveland (2 hr. 6 min.) the passengers were obliged to kill an hour before flying on to Newark Airport...
Simultaneously, Stinson made first delivery to Century Lines on "the largest commercial plane order ever received by an airplane company"-for 100 planes and extra engines and equipment aggregating nearly $3,000,000. Retail price of a Stinson trimotor is $25,900. Youthful E. L. Cord, who opened one of the first automobile washing and greasing stations in Los Angeles, and who hoisted himself through the used-car business to the presidency of Auburn Automobile Co. and the $291,000,000 Cord Corp., is also president of Century Air Lines. With him is his Auburn vice president, L. B. Manning...