What to do with a ford trimotor?

coolpop6307 · February 13, 2013, 09:59:30 AM

Well I just got a ford trimotor and it needs to be whiffed so anybody got any ideas?

Thanks
Joshua

tigercat · February 13, 2013, 10:08:12 AM

Confederate Air Force colours in Harry Turtledove style.

Rheged · February 13, 2013, 10:13:32 AM

British Empire "Dominion of North America" markings, as the personal aircraft of the Governor General, Viscount Roosevelt. It should boggle the JMNs for a start!!

eatthis · February 13, 2013, 10:50:25 AM

stick another motor in the boot and put rockets under the wings

PR19_Kit · February 13, 2013, 12:33:31 PM

Our OGL did the Ultimate Tri-motor by pivoting the wings and making it a VTOL!

sandiego89 · February 13, 2013, 01:12:25 PM

A gunship of course! Maybe a bunch of Vickers machine guns out the side, some searchlights, camoflage. Ratty looking. Nicaragua or El Salvador 1930's.

crudebuteffective · February 13, 2013, 01:38:59 PM

spanish civil war republican AF bomber?

ChernayaAkula · February 13, 2013, 02:35:46 PM

In-line engines! Streamlined and with spatted landing gear for the wing engines.

Or use engines powerful enough to power the aircraft with the wing engines alone. Ditch the nose engine and place a turret there. Another machine gun in a dorsal position.
The Spanish Republican theme sounds good. Maybe have the engines come from an unserviceable SB-2.

Quote from: sandiego89 on February 13, 2013, 01:12:25 PM
A gunship of course! Maybe a bunch of Vickers machine guns out the side, some searchlights, camoflage. Ratty looking. Nicaragua or El Salvador 1930's.

That sounds REALLY cool!

Captain Canada · February 13, 2013, 02:47:55 PM

Ski's and orange panels all over as an Antarctic supply bird.

eatthis · February 13, 2013, 03:05:41 PM

steam punk it?

aerofan · February 13, 2013, 03:08:50 PM

interwar ASW aircraft or maybe early WW2 ASW trainer.

jcf · February 13, 2013, 04:21:57 PM

Bushmaster 2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout_Bushmaster_2000

Ford 8-AT

Hisso V-12 configuration the same aircraft was also flown with P & W Hornet A and
Hornet B, Wright Cyclone and Cyclone GR, and a Bristol Jupiter. With spats, w/out spats
and on floats.

XB-906 bomber conversion from 5-AT

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3246

Captain Canada · February 13, 2013, 07:17:57 PM

Boy, planes were so neat/ ugly back then.....

PS-if I had to vote, I'd go gunship !

NARSES2 · February 14, 2013, 07:08:38 AM

Quote from: ChernayaAkula on February 13, 2013, 02:35:46 PM
The Spanish Republican theme sounds good. Maybe have the engines come from an unserviceable SB-2.

That sounds and would look good

martinbayer · February 14, 2013, 10:38:59 AM

Flying boat/floatplane/amphibian a la Grumman Duck or Blackburn B.20, and/or a water bomber.

Martin