The Ford Tri-Motor, affectionately known as the "Tin Goose", represents one of the outstanding civil aircraft of all time.  It was the Tri-Motor, which was responsible for the growth of the airline system within the United States of America and achieved a record of reliability and ruggedness that was unequaled until the advent of the Douglas DC-3.  In 1925, automobile tycoon Henry Ford became interested in aviation and purchased a small aircraft company, the Stout Metal Airplane Company.  A year later after one unsuccessful design, the Ford 4-AT was completed, which was to become the first off 200 Tri-Motors produced over the ensuing seven years.  The "Tin Goose" design was influenced by the all-metal Fokker Tri-Motor including the use of a corrugated skin all-metal construction.  One of the most advance features of the Ford Tri-Motor construction is that it was built on an assembly line in much the same way as a Ford Car.  After production of the Ford Tri-Motor ended, most major airlines sold off their aircraft to a second tier of operators who continued to fly examples well into the 1960s.  The three engine safety, the enormous strength of her construction and the ability to operate from the roughest unprepared airstrip made the Ford Tri-Motor eminently suitable for "bush" flying and many of the Fords made their way to Latin American operators.  One Tri-Motor, 5-AT-B N9683 was originally delivered to S.A.F.E., the predecessor of American Airlines in 1929.  Eventually this Tri-Motor was sold and operated out of Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua over the next thirty years.  In 1962, it was purchased a second time by American Airlines and restored to museum quality standards at its original Tulsa, Oklahoma plant.  Restored to immaculate condition, 5-AT-B N9683 carried out a series of demonstration flights before being presented to the National Air And Space Museum for public display.  This older Ford Tri-Motor scaled model includes the following features: 1) Authentic markings, however, several of the decals have been destroyed due to age; 2) Clear plastic cockpit & cabin glass areas; 3) Clear plastic cabin "glass" windows; 4) Detailed cabin; 5) Detailed cockpit; 6) Detailed landing gear; 7) Molded in white colored plastic; 8) Optional propellers or clear plastic display discs; 9) Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial engines; 10) Recessed panel lines; 11) Simulated corrugated sheet metal construction; 12) Spinning propellers; 13) Two seated pilot figures; 14) Painting guide and 15) Illustrated assembly instructions.  The box is in excellent condition.  Never started and 100% complete with all parts, decals and instructions inventoried.