Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004

Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor

Descriptions from - http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulator/aircraft.asp

Transcontinental Air Transport made headlines in 1929 when it reduced the travel time between New York and Los Angeles to a mere 48 hours, shuttling passengers by Ford Tri-Motor during the day and by train at night. Those who could afford the sojourn paid dearly for their tickets, and in return made a trip both elegant and revolutionary, as well as monumentally uncomfortable.

Air travel as a paying passenger in the roaring 20s was a playground for the rich, and as such was sumptuously appointed by TAT. The service, decorations, and in-flight meals were luxurious by any standards, all set to the tune of three hand-crank radial engines thrumming the cabin with noise and vibration. The Ford Tri-Motor was quite stable in calm air, even by modern standards, but flew low and buffeted passengers severely thanks to heavy low-altitude turbulence. Even pampering and privilege must take a back seat to the natural world.

>>> external web-site – High Times at Low Altitudes by Lane Wallace

These images were taken using a GeForce 6600 GT graphics card,
on a Pentium-4 - 3 GHz - rigged for silent running

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