Henry Ford and Aviation

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This paper explains that, while many people contributed to the birth of aviation in America, most of them are known to the public. Henry Ford also made a significant contribution, and the paper pays tribute to this. The writer shows how Ford laid many of the building blocks required for commercial aviation as we know them today: communication links, runways, airports, and finally, the all-metal aircraft with the Ford Tri-motor. The Ford Tri-motor became one of the world's first successful passenger airliners.

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"The Ford Tri-motor planes were produced during the 1920's and the 1930's. At that time, they were for a wide variety purposes. William B. Stout, an engineer and also a very bold and daring salesman scouted and reviewed designs for aircraft engines. He, however, required funding and approached many of the leading businessmen like Ford and Edsel. He managed to collect $20,000 to start the aircraft project. The Stout Metal Airplane Company developed the first Tri-motor airplane in the early 1925. The first model was known as the 2-AT Pullman and was a single engine plane. Ford acquired the Stout Metal Airplane Company in August 1925 and subsequently designed the 3-AT, which was not a successful plane."

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