Ford Reliability Tour at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1930
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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, and their airplanes were rated on the ability to take off and land quickly and maintain consistent speeds. The 1930 tour included 18 entries and visited 29 cities in the United States and Canada.
From 1925-1931, Ford Motor Company sponsored annual air tours to promote reliability and safety in commercial aircraft. Pilots flew to pre-determined cities, and their airplanes were rated on the ability to take off and land quickly and maintain consistent speeds. The 1930 tour included 18 entries and visited 29 cities in the United States and Canada.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
27 September 1930
Subject Date
1930
Creators
Ford Motor Company. Photographic Department
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Photographed by Ford Motor Company Photographic Department, Dearborn, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Ford Three-engined Monoplane (Transport plane)
Ford Airport (Dearborn, Mich.)
Ford Motor Company. Airplane Division
Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.55468.3
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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