First Tri-Motor Airplane Built by Stout Metal Airplane Company, Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, 1925
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Artifact Overview
William B. Stout's first aircraft built after his firm became a division of Ford Motor Company was this 3-AT. First tested in November 1925, the ungainly and poor-handling plane was a flop. The single 3-AT was destroyed in a fire two months later. Lessons from the failure informed the design of the considerably more successful 4-AT -- the celebrated Ford Tri-Motor.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
25 November 1925
Subject Date
25 November 1925
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.3157
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 9.625 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten on back: 3-AT
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