Category:Ford 4-AT
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Henry Ford mobilized millions of Americans and created a new market with his Model T “Tin Lizzie” automobile from 1909 to 1926. After World War I, he recognized the potential for mass air transportation.
Ford’s Tri-Motor aircraft, nicknamed the “Tin Goose,” was designed to build another new market: airline travel. To overcome concerns of engine reliability, Ford specified three engines and added features for passenger comfort, such as an enclosed cabin. The first three Tri-Motors built seated the pilot in an open cockpit, as many pilots doubted a plane could be flown without the direct “feel of the wind.”
From 1926 through 1933, Ford Motor Company built 199 Tri-Motors. EAA’s model 4-AT-E was the 146th off Ford’s innovative assembly line[1]
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Media in category "Ford 4-AT"
The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total.
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1927 - Royal Air Truck Ford Tri-Motor.jpg 1,557 × 962; 196 KB
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9612nosecontrols (4402828037).jpg 750 × 599; 91 KB
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EL-2002-00549.jpg 1,459 × 984; 251 KB
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Ford 4-AT-E N9612 (5123792462).jpg 900 × 558; 64 KB
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Ford 4-AT-E N9642 (5124033865).jpg 1,780 × 1,164; 273 KB
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Ford 4-AT-F EC-RRA (5811497758).jpg 2,574 × 1,833; 289 KB
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Ford 4-AT-F EC-RRA (5811520044).jpg 2,111 × 1,395; 225 KB
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Ford 4ATF.jpg 680 × 280; 14 KB
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Ford Motor C. plane LCCN2016843137.jpg 5,621 × 4,399; 2.95 MB
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Ford Motor C. plane LCCN2016843137.tif 5,621 × 4,399; 23.58 MB
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Ford RR-5 Tri-Motor (National Naval Aviation Museum) (8739351851).jpg 2,048 × 1,356; 2.14 MB
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Ford RR-5 Tri-Motor (National Naval Aviation Museum) (8739412687).jpg 2,048 × 1,356; 1.49 MB
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FordPensacolaMuseum (2651145221).jpg 800 × 600; 196 KB
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Franz Schell Album Image (33484717414).jpg 900 × 512; 148 KB
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G-CARC Ford Tri-Plane (10841532643).jpg 2,788 × 1,886; 269 KB
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G-CARC Ford Tri-Plane (10841537823).jpg 2,870 × 1,930; 334 KB
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Primer vuelo Península - Canarias (1930).jpg 5,612 × 3,772; 1.63 MB