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| Stout 3-AT | |
|---|---|
| Role | Commercial airliner and Air Mail freight aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company |
| Designer | William Bushnell Stout, George Prudden, Harold Hicks, Thomas Towle, Otto Koppen, John Lee, and James Smith McDonnell[1] |
| First flight | 1926 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Stout 2-AT |
The Stout 3-AT trimotor was the first all-metal trimotor built in America. The poorly performing tri-motor led to an updated design which became the popular Ford Tri-Motor.
- ^ National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey Into the History of Aerodynamics. p. 233.