Ford Flivver Airplane #1, 1926
THF39669 / Ford Flivver Airplane #1, 1926
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Artifact Overview
Just as he put the world on wheels with the Model T, Henry Ford hoped to give it wings with a small, affordable airplane. Three or four prototype Flivver planes were built, but Ford abandoned the project after his test pilot, Harry Brooks, died in a Flivver crash near Melbourne, Florida, in 1928.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Airplane
Date Made
1926
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Otto Coppen and made by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
28.481.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Aluminum (Metal)
Leather
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 ft
Width: 22.833 ft
Length: 15.333 ft
Inscriptions
Marked in white each side: FORD
Tail marked: 268
Wings aluminum painted silk marked underneath: FORD 268.
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Related Content
SetHenry Ford: Aviation
- 29 Artifacts
In 1925, an airport opened in Dearborn, Michigan. Edsel and Henry Ford conceived the Dearborn Inn as a business opportunity, a first-class hotel hosting pilots and travelers transiting through the Ford Airport. It is noted as one of the first airport hotels. This aerial photograph shows some of the airfield and the inn (bottom). Also note the Henry Ford Museum's clock tower in the distance.