Ken Strohm captured this photo of a future aviator in his mini-TriMotor at this year’s SUN ‘n FUN.
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Hey, Check out the photo. One motor in the front and two words in the rear pushing.
It’s a mini Pietenpol, not a TriMotor.
Yea. What he said. (You’d think the fact it only has one motor would have been a clue, right?) 🙂
Maybe it was the Ford Flivver. Not many people know of that one. Everyone associates a Ford with the Tri-Motor.
It’s a Pietenpol. the “Ford” decal refers to the motor. Bernie used the old 4 cylinder, flathead Ford to power his first Aircamper.