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- Construction of Ford Tri-Motor 14-AT Showing Center Hispano Suiza Engine, January 1932 - Ford Motor Company's Tri-Motor, built from 1926-1933, flew in many early American airline fleets. The all-metal airplane was rugged, dependable, and equally adaptable to passenger and freight service. Tri-Motors were built with some of the same mass production techniques used in Ford's automobile plants. This version, the 14-AT, featured three Hispano-Suiza Engines. This photograph reveals the interior of the central engine.
- January 05, 1932
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Construction of Ford Tri-Motor 14-AT Showing Center Hispano Suiza Engine, January 1932
Ford Motor Company's Tri-Motor, built from 1926-1933, flew in many early American airline fleets. The all-metal airplane was rugged, dependable, and equally adaptable to passenger and freight service. Tri-Motors were built with some of the same mass production techniques used in Ford's automobile plants. This version, the 14-AT, featured three Hispano-Suiza Engines. This photograph reveals the interior of the central engine.
- Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909 - In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- 1908-1909
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Engine Designed by Glenn Curtiss for the Aerial Experiment Association's "Silver Dart" Airplane, 1908-1909
In 1907, Alexander Graham Bell recruited a team of young aviation enthusiasts for his elite Aerial Experiment Association (AEA). The group produced a string of airplanes that ultimately achieved manned flight and contributed key developments to the fledgling field of aviation. AEA "motor expert" Glenn Curtiss designed this water-cooled engine to prevent overheating and allow for longer flights.
- Curtiss Model K-12 Engine and Model 18-B Airplane, circa 1919 - Glenn Curtiss established what would become the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1909. The company achieved success -- especially as military orders soared during World War I -- but Curtiss also endured failure. The promising 400-horsepower K-12 engine (pictured here, left) ultimately proved to be unreliable, and the model 18-B airplane (right) was never put into production.
- circa 1919
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Curtiss Model K-12 Engine and Model 18-B Airplane, circa 1919
Glenn Curtiss established what would become the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1909. The company achieved success -- especially as military orders soared during World War I -- but Curtiss also endured failure. The promising 400-horsepower K-12 engine (pictured here, left) ultimately proved to be unreliable, and the model 18-B airplane (right) was never put into production.
- Liberty Aircraft Engine Cylinders, circa 1918 - Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the Allied Powers during World War I. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing rather than boring them from solid forgings. These examples contrast Ford's process with a forged cylinder.
- circa 1918
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Liberty Aircraft Engine Cylinders, circa 1918
Ford, Buick, Cadillac, Lincoln, Marmon, and Packard built more than 20,000 Liberty V-12 aircraft engines for the Allied Powers during World War I. Ford produced the engine cylinders for all manufacturers. The company developed a new method for making cylinders from steel tubing rather than boring them from solid forgings. These examples contrast Ford's process with a forged cylinder.
- Mary E. Von Mach Inspects Pratt & Whitney Engines While Working at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, November 30, 1942 - Mary E. Von Mach was Michigan's first licensed female pilot, earning her certificate in 1929. During World War II, Von Mach oversaw final inspection of the Pratt & Whitney engines installed in B-24 bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant. She was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization that supported the work of women in aviation.
- August 26, 1942
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Mary E. Von Mach Inspects Pratt & Whitney Engines While Working at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, November 30, 1942
Mary E. Von Mach was Michigan's first licensed female pilot, earning her certificate in 1929. During World War II, Von Mach oversaw final inspection of the Pratt & Whitney engines installed in B-24 bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant. She was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization that supported the work of women in aviation.
- Mary E. Von Mach Inspects Pratt & Whitney Engines While Working at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, November 30, 1942 - Mary E. Von Mach was Michigan's first licensed female pilot, earning her certificate in 1929. During World War II, Von Mach oversaw final inspection of the Pratt & Whitney engines installed in B-24 bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant. She was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization that supported the work of women in aviation.
- November 30, 1942
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Mary E. Von Mach Inspects Pratt & Whitney Engines While Working at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, November 30, 1942
Mary E. Von Mach was Michigan's first licensed female pilot, earning her certificate in 1929. During World War II, Von Mach oversaw final inspection of the Pratt & Whitney engines installed in B-24 bomber airplanes at Ford's Willow Run plant. She was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization that supported the work of women in aviation.
- Model of a Pratt & Whitney J-57 Turbojet Engine, circa 1958 - Pratt & Whitney introduced its J-57 turbojet engine in 1950. The versatile unit powered everything from Boeing 707 passenger airliners to B-52 bombers. Turbojets heat compressed air inside a gas turbine -- the turbine drives the compressor -- and expand the exhaust through a propelling nozzle, which provides thrust for the airplane. This electric-powered cutaway model illustrates the turbojet's operation.
- January 22, 1959
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Model of a Pratt & Whitney J-57 Turbojet Engine, circa 1958
Pratt & Whitney introduced its J-57 turbojet engine in 1950. The versatile unit powered everything from Boeing 707 passenger airliners to B-52 bombers. Turbojets heat compressed air inside a gas turbine -- the turbine drives the compressor -- and expand the exhaust through a propelling nozzle, which provides thrust for the airplane. This electric-powered cutaway model illustrates the turbojet's operation.
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943 - During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
- August 20, 1943
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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943
During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943 - During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
- August 20, 1943
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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943
During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
- Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943 - During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.
- August 20, 1943
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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine Components, August 1943
During World War II, Ford Motor Company manufactured Pratt & Whitney R-2800 aircraft engines using the same mass-production techniques developed for automobiles. Each 18-cylinder engine generated 2,000 horsepower. By August 1944, Ford assembled more than 2,400 engines a month in a special facility at the Rouge. Ford workers built nearly 58,000 engines by war's end.