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A crowd inspects a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, one of the world’s first mass-produced airliners, at the Zaneville Municipal Airport in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. On loan from the Liberty Aviation Museum of Port Clinton, Ohio, to the Experimental Aircraft Association, the aircraft, nicknamed the “Tin Goose,” is touring throughout the United States. The public will be able to ride in the “Tin Goose” at the Zanesville Municipal Airport 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thursday to Sunday. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)

PHOTOS: Travel Back in Time in the “Tin Goose”


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Captain Colin Soucy poses for a portrait in front of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, one of the world's first mass-produced airliners, at the Zaneville Municipal Airport in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. On loan from the Liberty Aviation Museum of Port Clinton, Ohio, to the Experimental Aircraft Association, the aircraft, nicknamed the "Tin Goose," is touring throughout the United States. The public will be able to ride in the "Tin Goose" at the Zanesville Municipal Airport 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thursday to Sunday. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Captain Colin Soucy poses for a portrait in front of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, one of the world’s first mass-produced airliners, at the Zaneville Municipal Airport in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.  (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Robert Dicks, left, and Larry Waltz, both of Zanesville, Ohio, enjoy a 15-minute ride aboard the "Tin Goose," flying 1000 feet over downtown Zanesville. The nice seats, large windows, and rumbling engines allow passengers to travel back to the early days of commercial flight. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Robert Dicks, left, and Larry Waltz, both of Zanesville, Ohio, enjoy a 15-minute ride aboard the “Tin Goose,” flying 1000 feet over downtown Zanesville. The nice seats, large windows, and rumbling engines allow passengers to travel back to the early days of commercial flight. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Rumbling radial engines and corrugated aluminum wings give passengers a taste of early airline travel as the "Tin Goose" flies over downtown Zanesville. A total of 199 Tri-Motors were built between 1926 and 1933. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Rumbling radial engines and corrugated aluminum wings give passengers a taste of early airline travel as they fly over downtown Zanesville. A total of 199 Tri-Motors were built between 1926 and 1933. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Captain Colin Soucy talks to passengers aboard the "Tin Goose." A retired Delta Airlines pilot, Soucy flies the "Tin Goose" as a hobby. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Captain Colin Soucy talks to passengers aboard the “Tin Goose.” A retired Delta Airlines pilot, Soucy flies the “Tin Goose” as a hobby. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Inside the cockpit of the "Tin Goose." The aircraft offers passengers the opporutnity to travel back to the early days of commercial flight. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
Inside the cockpit of the “Tin Goose.” The aircraft offers passengers the opportunity to travel back to the early days of commercial flight. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
The interior of the "Tin Goose." The larger windows compared to those on today's commercial aircrafts make the Tri-Motor great for sightseeing, according to the aircraft's captain Colin Soucy. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
The interior of the “Tin Goose.” The larger windows compared to those on today’s commercial aircrafts make the Tri-Motor great for sightseeing, according to the aircraft’s captain Colin Soucy. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)

 

A crowd inspects a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, one of the world's first mass-produced airliners, at the Zaneville Municipal Airport in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. On loan from the Liberty Aviation Museum of Port Clinton, Ohio, to the Experimental Aircraft Association, the aircraft, nicknamed the "Tin Goose," is touring throughout the United States. The public will be able to ride in the "Tin Goose" at the Zanesville Municipal Airport 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thursday to Sunday. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)
A crowd inspects a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, one of the world’s first mass-produced airliners, at the Zaneville Municipal Airport in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. The public will be able to ride in the “Tin Goose” at the Zanesville Municipal Airport 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thursday to Sunday. (Yi-Ke Peng/WOUB)