The Ford Flivver was a single-seat light aircraft that Henry Ford introduced as the Model T of the Air, meant to be an everyman's aeroplane as cheap as his car. Designed by Otto Koppen to fit in Ford's office, it had a welded steel tube fuselage and a wooden, fabric-covered wing, and Ford unveiled it on his 63rd birthday, 30 July 1926. Chief test pilot Harry Brooks flew it to work, and Charles Lindbergh, the only other pilot to fly the prototypes, called it one of the worst aircraft he ever flew. Brooks was lost off Melbourne, Florida, in February 1928 during a record attempt, and light aircraft development under the Ford brand then stopped.
Facts
Top Speed (km/h) Engine36 hp three-cylinder Anzani radial 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
Exemplifies
Source Ford Flivver (Wikipedia)
Of Make
Source Ford Flivver (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Ford Flivver (Wikipedia)
Operational history
Ford unveiled the Flivver on his 63rd birthday, July 30, 1926.
Lead
The Ford Flivver is a single-seat aircraft introduced by Henry Ford as the "Model T of the Air".
Variants
powered by a 36-horsepower (27 kW) three-cylinder Anzani; two built
Specifications
Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 78 kn (90 mph, 140 km/h)
Aircraft on display
A surviving Flivver resides in the Henry Ford Museum.
Operational history, country of origin
The race was set from Ford Field in Dearborn Michigan to Miami, Florida.
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