What to do with a ford trimotor?

[jcf]

The F.XX had its outer engines
replaced with the M25 from an I-16 on one side and the Walter Merkur from a Letov S 231 on the other.....

Which rather begs the question 'WHY?' 

Probably because that's all they had available, logistics and spares were always the biggest headaches
for the Republicans.

[martinbayer]

Rocket assisted takeoff a la Ju-52 glider tow plane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOfOAG0T7Js

Martin

[aerofan]

From seeing all the ideas. I'd have to say it'd be way cooler as a gunship.

[Captain Canada]

Wow...did anybody watch the tri-motor aerobatics video #1 ?! Holy cow !

[Steel Penguin]

big jet in the wings  crude smokey fuel guzzlers, with the nose engine replaced with a bundle of rockets following an alien invasion as a last ditch defense for an isolated resurch station thats our last hope?