Aviation enthusiasts got a taste of early air travel last week in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event offered short flights aboard a pair of Ford Tri-Motors built in the 1920s. The Tri-Motor is known as the first all-metal, multi-engine commercial airliner. Click through the photos to see more of these antique aircraft.
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This Ford Tri-Motor has nine seats with a narrow center aisle. The windows are dressed with curtains.
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The walls are decorated with wood paneling and elegant light sconces that remind you of an old luxury shipliner.
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The flight deck is cramped and located adjacent to the passenger cabin. Note the glass ceiling, which offered 1920s pilots more visibility to guard against oncoming traffic in a pre-radar tracking era.
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Take a look at the cockpit controls inside this Ford Tri-Motor. No fancy digital "head up" displays here!
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From 1925-1933, 199 Ford Tri-Motors were manufactured before Henry Ford decided to get out of the airplane construction business.
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The view from the front passenger window features a great view of one of the airplane's three engines.
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This plane, the City of Wichita, is based at Liberty Aviation Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio.
