Ford Tri-Motor production at Ford Airport, Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Workers inspect material. Men place sheets of metal on an already existing pile with the help of a pulley. Men place sheets of metal on a table and measure its length with the help of a measuring tape. A worker operates a machine. Stacks of equipment with the sizes written in front of the stacks. A worker measures the weight of a pipe with the help of a weighing machine. Alclad and Duraluminum alloy sheets which are used for building handled. The sheets corrugated by passing them through corrugating press. Roll of sheet taken out of a vat of hot liquid with the help of a pair of tongs. It is now dipped into another container of liquid. A worker operates a large press. The power press stamps out channel. Workers use a power buffer. A worker spray paints a part. Another worker inspects the parts and places them on shelves. Partially constructed Ford Tri-Motor. Workers install landing gear. Close view of a motor. Men at table upholster seat. A worker inside plane bolts a seat to the floor. Interior of the plane showing finished passenger compartment from the rear. Close view of the motor. A man inspects the motor and the tail assembly. Passengers seated inside the passenger airplane.
A Ford Tri-Motor on pontoons tested on the Detroit River, United States. A Ford Tri-Motor on pontoons on water. It taxis on water and then takes off. The plane flies over water and then lands.
Various models of Ford cars -- Phaeton, Tudor Sedan, Roadster, Coupe, Business Coupe, Sport Coupe and Fordor Sedan driven one by one on a circular driveway in front of a building in the United States.
A Ford Standard Sedan driven in front of a building. A hand unscrews a cap, removes a gas filter, replaces it and screws the cap. Close up of front wheel of a car. A foot on a brake. View of wheel shows brake action. A driver pulls emergency brake lever back. Close up of the wheel shows brake action. Close up of shock absorbers, standard gear shift, speedometer and gasoline gage and engine.
A worker operates a multiple drilling machine. Close up of a stem. A worker places it in a block. Close up of valve stem action. A block with all stems in place. Crankshafts revolve in a testing machine. Close up of a dial. A worker removes a crankshaft from a machine and examines it.
View of partially assembled aircraft in a large hangar. Men attach landing gear to the aircraft. Men install engines. Workers lift pieces of wings in place. Close view of engine and propeller. Overhead view of men assembling aircraft in the construction area. A man climbs stepladder to climb on a wing. Men at table upholster seats. A man inside a plane bolts a seat to the floor. View of the inside of the aircraft from the rear. A man in the cockpit checks controls and then walks to the rear of the aircraft. A man inspects the engines and the tail assembly. A few gentlemen including William B Stout at the door of the plane. Some men climb aboard.
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