The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons, Being Tested on the Detroit River / The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons and Boat Races Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. Tri-Motor airplane with pontoons taxiing on water. “This plane was purchased by the Canadian government for dusting spruce forests in an effort to eradicate the spruce worm -- 1,600 pounds of arsenate of lead are carried at one load.” Tri-Motor taxiing on water, men in rowboat near plane, man on top of plane. “The hopper underneath the central portion of the fuselage distributes this powder evenly over the trees.” Rowboat under plane, man climbing from boat to top of plane, motor launch moving past - views of plane landing, in flight, landing, taxiing on water. 2. Views of Tri-Motor with pontoons in flight, landing, taxiing on Detroit River - rowboat under plane, men climbing from boat to top of plane, motor launch moving past - views of plane landing, in flight, taxiing - views of speedboats racing on river - view of Charles Sorensen and others on yacht - speedboat racing - stalled speedboat - racing. [1928]

Collection

Ford Motor Company Collection

Series

Motion Picture Films Relating to the Ford Motor Company, the Henry Ford Family, Noted Personalities, Industry, and Numerous Americana and Other Subjects