Ford Reliability Tour at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1931
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From 1925-1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual air tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. Pilots flew to pre-determined cities around the country, and their airplanes were rated on the ability to take off and land quickly and maintain consistent speeds. This 1931 tour photo shows a Ford Tri-Motor in the air and an autogiro on the ground.
From 1925-1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual air tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. Pilots flew to pre-determined cities around the country, and their airplanes were rated on the ability to take off and land quickly and maintain consistent speeds. This 1931 tour photo shows a Ford Tri-Motor in the air and an autogiro on the ground.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 July 1931
Subject Date
24 July 1931
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane)
Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.56370.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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