Category Archives: Tri-Motor

Fly the Ford Tri-Motor – Apr 4-7, 2024

Many people joined us for Food, History, the Aircraft – TRIPLE Fun!

And Great Fun it was!

Saturday: No flying, so attendees visited hangar with Ford Model A Club

Thursday April 4:  2 – 5pm
Friday April 5 – Sunday, April 7:  8am – 4pm
Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque

Fly the Ford!   $99 Adults; $75 for 17 and under
Book Your Flight online!
Tickets are for a particular day, seating is first come, first served. Tickets can also be purchased on site.

Bring the family and your camera; history displays and viewing the aircraft is FREE. Also invited are period Ford automobiles for limited times, Fri – Sun.  Join us for hotdog lunch 11-1:30 Fri-Sun!

General History & Info – Ford Tri-Motor Tour

Directions to Double Eagle II Airport:   Take I-40 or Paseo del Norte west to Atrisco Vista Blvd.  Follow airport signs to main parking lot (FREE Parking).  7401 Atrisco Vista Blvd NW; Albuquerque, NM  87120

Join us to celebrate the visit of a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-E to Albuquerque, at the Double Eagle II airport (on the west mesa). This is an example of an aircraft that helped develop the first commercial air service across the United States. If you joined us in 2017-18, we hosted the “Liberty” Tri-Motor.  This is EAA’s aircraft with Eastern Airlines markings, tied to its history.  It flies at AirVenture in Oshkosh every year.

This relic of aviation history, affectionately called the “Tin Goose”, was the largest civilian passenger aircraft of its time.  Albuquerque shares this unique history, serving as a key stop along the 1920’s Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) route.  Still remaining are concrete arrows, foundations for navigation beacons which guided pilots along the route.

History Presentations and Displays

Friday – Sunday displays by the Albuquerque Cavalcade of Wings and the CCHS Airway Heritage Museum at the Grants-Milan Airport will highlight related aviation history.  Displays will include various model trimotor aircraft designs with ties to Albuquerque, early navigation methods, New Mexico’s TAT role, and remaining area beacon stations and concrete arrows.

EAA Ford TriMotor Inside

Experience the elegance!  EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor interior

EAA Ford TriMotor

Fly EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor at Albuquerque’s Double Eagle II Airport on the west side! 

EAA_Liberty_TriMotor

Get your photo with a flying piece of history!  Liberty Tri-Motor

For weather updates, check our Facebook page:  Facebook.com/EAA179

The Liberty Tri-Motor visited Albuquerque back in 2018. See the announcement and photos from that visit.

Fly the Ford Tri-Motor 2018

HISTORY of 2018 TriMotor Visit – PUBLISHED ON MAR 4, 2024.
PHOTO GALLERY ADDED AT BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE

JOIN US for Food, History, the Aircraft – TRIPLE Fun!

Nov 15, 2pm – 5pm
Nov 16 – 18,  9am – 5pm daily, weather permitting
Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque

BOOK A FLIGHT!  Or for more info, call 1-877 952-5395
Fly the Ford!  $70 adults (advance); $75 adults (walk-up);  $50 For 17 & under

Tickets are for a particular day, seating is first come, first served.

Join us to celebrate the return of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-B, an aircraft that helped develop the first commercial air service across the United States.  Bring the family and your camera; viewing the aircraft is FREE.

See this article from the Albuquerque Journal

This relic of aviation history, affectionately called the “Tin Goose”, was the largest civilian passenger aircraft of its time.  Albuquerque shares this unique history, serving as a key stop along the 1920’s Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) route.  Still remaining are concrete arrows, foundations for navigation beacons which guided pilots along the route.

History Presentations and Displays

Ongoing displays by the CCHS Airway Heritage Museum at the Grants-Milan Airport and the Albuquerque Cavalcade of Wings will highlight early navigation methods, New Mexico’s TAT role, and remaining area beacon stations and concrete arrows.

Book signing by Robert F. Kirk, author of “Flying the Lindbergh Line:  Then and Now”, the TAT’s Historic Aviation Vision. Robert, and his wife Vicki flew the entire route, researching what remains and will be on hand to share their stories. 

FOOD and FUN!

EAA 179’s Susie Reimer has homemade goodies planned, such as coffee cakes and cookies!  Hot dogs and fajitas, too!  All free!  Donations encouraged to support EAA Chapter 179’s aviation scholarship fund.

The Golden Age of Aviation – an unforgettable experience for all ages!

Picture Yourself HERE

EAA_Liberty_TriMotor

Directions to Double Eagle II Airport:   Take I-40 or Paseo del Norte west to Atrisco Blvd.  Follow airport signs to main parking lot (FREE Parking).  7401 Atrisco Vista Blvd; Albuquerque, NM  87120

For weather updates, check our Facebook page:  Facebook.com/EAA179.

GALLERY OF PHOTOS FROM Tri-Motor Visit 2018