Aircraft Notes
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B
The R suffix designated the engine. D17R has a 1 × Wright R-975-E2 or E3 9 cylinder, 420hp (E2) or 450hp (E3) Engine +
D
Two aircraft ordered by Pan American Airways for its subsidiary (at that time) China National Aviation Corporation, powered by 2x 450 hp (336 kW) Pratt & Whitney Wasp S3D1 engines. According to Wikipedia, not sourced, one crashed in heavy seas and the other was destroyed during or shortly after the Japanese invasion of China.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference">[1]</sup> +
F
Other information and specs can be found at the [http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_php/acdata_ford_trimotor_en.php Ford 4-AT / 5-AT TriMotor] page. +