William Bushnell Stout

William Bushnell Stout
Stout in 1947 with model of his skycar
Born(1880-03-16)March 16, 1880
Quincy, Illinois
DiedMarch 20, 1956(1956-03-20) (aged 76)
Phoenix, Arizona
EducationHamline University
University of Minnesota

William Bushnell Stout (March 16, 1880 – March 20, 1956) was a pioneering American inventor, engineer, developer and designer whose works in the automotive and aviation fields were groundbreaking.[1][2][3] Known by the nickname "Bill", Stout designed an aircraft that eventually became the Ford Trimotor and was an executive at the Ford Motor Company.[4][1]

  1. ^ a b "William Bushnell Stout, biography - CoachBuilt.com". www.coachbuilt.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ^ "William Bushnell Stout: Early Military Aircraft". 5 September 2014.
  3. ^ Sheller, Mimi (February 14, 2014). Aluminum Dreams: The Making of Light Modernity. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262026826.
  4. ^ Borth, Christy. Masters of Mass Production, p. 277, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, IN, 1945.