Ford Tri-Motor: Passenger Travel

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Early American airlines embraced the Ford Tri-Motor. It was rugged, built of metal rather than wood and fabric. It was reliable, able to land safely with just one of its three engines. And it was versatile. Tri-Motors flew passengers and freight for public carriers, and served as executive transports, traveling showrooms and aerial delivery vans for private companies. Ford built nearly 200 Tri-Motors from 1926 to 1933.

Loading Passenger Luggage into Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-81, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1930

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Air Travel Brochure, "Fly to Detroit in 100 Minutes," circa 1928

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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Interior Passenger Cabin, June 1929

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"Highways of the Sky," Advertisement Promoting Commercial Air Travel on Ford Tri-Motor Airplanes, 1928 - 2

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Stout Air Lines Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-34 Airplane at Ford Airport, October 1928 - 2

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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Interior Cabin Showing Steward Serving Passengers, September 1929

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Air Show Poster, Inman Brothers Flying Circus, "Airplane Rides," 1936

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Map of the Stout Air Services' Detroit-to-Cleveland Air Route, circa 1928

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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Advertisement, "First Time Up!," 1928 - 2

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Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Interior View of Passenger Cabin, October 1929

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Passenger Seating inside Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-4, 1927 - 1

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Passengers Seated Inside a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, October 1928 - 1

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Passengers Entering Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT Airplane, 1927

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Advertisement Promoting Commercial Flight in Ford Tri-Motor Airplanes, "Your Place...," March 1931

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Passengers Seated during Flight in Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, 1929

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Passengers Entering Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT Airplane, 1927 - 1

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