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https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/96863 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane Equipped with Pontoons, 1931 The Ford Tri-Motor's versatility was a big part of its success. By mounting a set of pontoon floats on the airplane's landing gear, any sufficiently large body... ford tri motorairplaneequippedpontoons1931 https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/232522 Stout Air Lines Ford Tri-Motor 4-AT-34 Airplane at Ford Airport, October 1928 Model 4-AT airliners were designed and built by engineers of the Stout Metal Airplane Company, purchased from William Stout by Ford Motor Company. These rugged... ford tri motor https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/208222 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Interior Cabin Showing Steward Serving Passengers, September 1929 Passenger air travel was a completely new -- and perhaps fearsome -- concept for most Americans in the 1920s. National advertisements for the Ford Tri-Motor... ford tri motor https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/33976 Passengers Seated Inside a Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, October 1928 Americans initially wondered if air travel was safe. Fatal crashes by barnstorming pilots were well publicized, and wood and cloth airplanes did not inspire... ford tri motorpassengersseatedinsideairplane https://www.thehenryford.org/collections/explore/artifact/167079 Ford Tri-Motor Airplane, Interior View of Passenger Cabin, October 1929 Passenger air travel was a completely new -- and perhaps fearsome -- concept for most Americans in the 1920s. Images like this, used in national advertisements... ford tri motorpassenger cabinairplaneinterior