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Experience the early years of aviation on the first all metal, multiengine commercial airliner.
The Ford Tri-Motor led to the construction of the first airline terminal for passengers and was the first regularly scheduled passenger airliner to operate. Among its places in history, the Ford Tri-Motor led to the creation of the first paved runway and to the first hoteldesigned and built for the air traveler.