1927 Boeing Model 40-B2 Biplane on Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, June 2007
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Artifact Overview
Boeing's Model 40-B2 airplane used an air-cooled radial engine. Carrying capacity that would have been spent on a radiator and water could instead be used for mail or passengers. When Heroes of the Sky opened at The Henry Ford in 2003, the Model 40-B2 represented designer and manufacturer William E. Boeing in the exhibit's "Entrepreneurs" section.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Date Made
June 2007
Subject Date
June 2007
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Michelle Andonian.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.2170
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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Artifact1927 Boeing Model 40-B2 Biplane
Subsidies from the federal government for air mail encouraged the development of improved long-distance aircraft like the Boeing 40. The key to the Boeing's success was the use of a lightweight air-cooled radial engine which allowed it to carry the mail and two paying passengers. This plane flew between Chicago and San Francisco, making 12 fuel stops along the way.