Ford Trimotor 4-AT-10 and Bleriot Airplane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, April 1928
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Two generations of aircraft contrasted at Ford Airport. The smaller Bleriot XI was of the type flown by French pilot Louis Bleriot across the English Channel in 1909. Its wood frame and fabric-covered surfaces were light but fragile. The larger Ford Trimotor was of a design built from 1926 to 1933. Its metal construction and three motors suggested strength and safety.
Two generations of aircraft contrasted at Ford Airport. The smaller Bleriot XI was of the type flown by French pilot Louis Bleriot across the English Channel in 1909. Its wood frame and fabric-covered surfaces were light but fragile. The larger Ford Trimotor was of a design built from 1926 to 1933. Its metal construction and three motors suggested strength and safety.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
27 December 1929
Subject Date
11 April 1928
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.189.7088
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Retouching
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 10.875 in
Inscriptions
On front: 7088-12-27-29 [struckthrough] 5434-4-11-28 On back: New copy | 12/27/1929
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