Aircraft Specifications of Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-C (s/n 74, N414H)

Serial Number: 74
First Flown: September 4, 1929
Price new: $55,000
Total airframe hours: 16,000

SPECIFICATIONS
Powerplants: 3 Pratt & Whitney R985, 450hp each
Propellers: Hamilton constant speed
Length: 49 feet 10 inches
Height: 13 feet 8 inches
Wingspan: 77 feet 10 inches
Wing area: 835 square feet
Wing loading: 16.1 lbs / square foot
Power loading: 9.25 lbs / hp
Seats: Originally 15 + 2 crew (now 10 +2)
Empty weight: 9,188 lbs
Gross weight (single pilot): 12,500 lbs (restricted by STC)
Gross weight, special conditions: 13,250 lbs
Useful load: 3,312 lbs
Payload with full fuel: 2,130 lbs
Fuel capacity: 355 gallons
Oil Capacity: 9 gallons per engine
Baggage capacity: 1,240 lbs

PERFORMANCE
Rate of climb, sea level: 1,100 feet per minute
One-engine-out rate of climb (MSL): 200 feet per minute
Max level speed, sea level: 144 mph IAS
Normal cruise: 95 mph IAS
Service ceiling: 17,500 feet
Absolute ceiling: 18,800 feet
Fuel burn: 60 – 90 gallons per hour
Noise level in cockpit: What did you say?

VALUE OF AIRCRAFT
Price new in 1929: $55,000
Price in 2010: Priceless
 

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