Ford Trimotor 4-AT-1 Airplane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
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Model 4-AT airliners were designed and built by the Stout Metal Airplane Company, a division of Ford Motor Company. The all-metal, multi-engine planes earned a reputation for being rugged and dependable. From the late 1920s into the 1930s, they were the backbone of the scheduled airline industry. The 4-ATs eased public concerns about the safety of air travel and revolutionized commercial aviation.
Model 4-AT airliners were designed and built by the Stout Metal Airplane Company, a division of Ford Motor Company. The all-metal, multi-engine planes earned a reputation for being rugged and dependable. From the late 1920s into the 1930s, they were the backbone of the scheduled airline industry. The 4-ATs eased public concerns about the safety of air travel and revolutionized commercial aviation.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 July 1926
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
64.167.833.P.46945
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: 8 in
Width: 11 in
Inscriptions
Back: 46945 | 906 | C
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