Ford Trimotor 4-AT-1 Airplane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
THF115265 / Ford Trimotor 4-AT-1 Airplane at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1926
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
01 July 1926
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
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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Henry Ford attempted to apply automobile assembly line techniques to the manufacture of airplanes, and to build them in large numbers. Monthly production peaked at 25 planes in June 1929. The Great Depression forced Ford to re-focus on his core auto business, and the company's commercial aircraft production ended in May 1933.