Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-112 Airplane at Ford Airport, 1932

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Artifact Overview

In 1928, the Stout Metal Airplane Company, a division of Ford Motor Company, introduced a new airliner. The 5-AT was faster and more powerful than its popular predecessor, the 4-AT. It had a longer wingspan and higher passenger capacity, and became the most successful all-metal, multi-engine passenger plane in the country. Virtually all existing airlines flew Ford 5-ATs.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

24 June 1932

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.189.10069

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in