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1927
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SEPTEMBER 1, 1927 THE FORD RELIABILITY AIR TOUR As promised in a previous issue of FLIGHT, we now give some further details of that very interesting and useful American aeroplane competition known as the Ford Reliability Air Tour. This competition, which was originated in 1925 by Edsel B. Ford, who also put up a trophy for the event, is entirely an efficiency and a reliability tour over a distance of a. little more than 4,000 miles, and extending over a period of 16 days. The route covered included the following daily stages :—Detroit-Buffalo ; Buffalo-Geneva-Schenectady ; Schenectady-Boston ; Boston-New York ; New York- Philadelphia-Baltimore ; Baltimore-Pittsburg ; Pittsburg Cleveland ; Cleveland-Kalamazoo-Davton ; Dayton-Columbus THE FORD RELIABILITY TOUR : The winning Stinson Monoplane (Wright J-5 engine^, which, piloted by Eddie Stinson, obtained 9,853-7 points out of a possible 10,165. THE FORD RELIABILITY TOUR : The Hamilton metal monoplane which was second, piloted by R. G. Page. It also is fitted with a Wright J-5 engine. FORD RELIABILITY TOUR RESULT. Position. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Machine and Engine. Stinson monoplane (Wright J-5) Hamilton monoplane (Wright:J-5) Mercury Jr. biplane (Wright C-6) Waco-10 biplane (Wright J-5) Stinson Detroiter biplane (Wright J-5) . . Waco-10 biplane (Wright J-5) .. Ryan Brougham monoplane (Wright J-5) Waco-10 biplane (Wright J-5) Buhl Airsedan biplane (Wright J-5) Pitcairn Mailwing (Wright J-5) Waco biplane (Wright E-4) Ford Transport monoplane (3 Wright J-5) Eaglerock biplane No. 3 (Wright J-5) Eaglerock biplane No. 4 (Curtiss OX) . . Pilot. E. A. Stinson R. G. Page . . H. G. Mummert J. P. Wood . . L. Flo J. P. Riddle F. M. Hawks C. W. Meyers L. Meister H. A. Elliott E. W. Cleveland Dean Mulford C. P. Clevenger P. R. Braniff 622 Max. Speed, m.p.h. 124-3 112 • 122- 119 116- 115- 124 111 115 127 120- 112 130- 93- • 3 •8 •3 •7 •6 1 •3 •7 •3 Load lb. 1,500 1,200 700 600 1,000 656 1,000 450 1,000 570 650 1,500 500 400 Possible Score. 10,165 9,405 8,215 6,900 6,520 6,075 6,207 5,732 6,817 4,935 4,030 8,085 5,767 3,537 Actual Score. 9,853-7 7,863-5 7,807 6.857 6,386 5,685-5 5,688 5,623-9 5,375 4,666-3 3,725 7,609 Per cents of Poss. Score. 97 83-6 95-4 97-8 97-8 95- 91 93- 78 94-6 99 • 3 94 •2 •7 •7 Not placed. Retired.
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