Ford Tri-Motor 8-AT Airplane, Interior Cabin Designed to Transport Freight, October 1929
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Ford Motor Company's Tri-Motor, built from 1926-1933, flew in many early American airline fleets. The all-metal airplane was rugged, dependable, and equally adaptable to passenger and freight service. Tri-Motors were built with some of the same mass production techniques used in Ford's automobile plants. This version, the 8-AT was used to transport freight so did not have passenger seating. This photograph shows the 8-AT's cabin interior.
Ford Motor Company's Tri-Motor, built from 1926-1933, flew in many early American airline fleets. The all-metal airplane was rugged, dependable, and equally adaptable to passenger and freight service. Tri-Motors were built with some of the same mass production techniques used in Ford's automobile plants. This version, the 8-AT was used to transport freight so did not have passenger seating. This photograph shows the 8-AT's cabin interior.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1929
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.54054
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8 in
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