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- Map of the Stout Air Services' Detroit-to-Cleveland Air Route, circa 1928 - Stout Air Services offered scheduled passenger flights between Detroit and Cleveland in the late 1920s. The travel time was 100 minutes. Instead of flying directly across Lake Erie, pilots took the overland route seen on this map. This routing allowed pilots to navigate by visible landmarks and gave them places to land in the event of an emergency.
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Map of the Stout Air Services' Detroit-to-Cleveland Air Route, circa 1928
Stout Air Services offered scheduled passenger flights between Detroit and Cleveland in the late 1920s. The travel time was 100 minutes. Instead of flying directly across Lake Erie, pilots took the overland route seen on this map. This routing allowed pilots to navigate by visible landmarks and gave them places to land in the event of an emergency.
- Souvenir Receipt from a 25-Mile Aerial Tour in the Ford-Stout All-Metal Plane, circa 1928 - Early airlines encouraged interest in airplane travel by offering short aerial tours at relatively low prices. Perhaps the passenger who took this 25-mile tour, via Stout Air Services, in July 1928 later became a full-fare passenger on one of the company's regular flights between Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
- circa 1928
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Souvenir Receipt from a 25-Mile Aerial Tour in the Ford-Stout All-Metal Plane, circa 1928
Early airlines encouraged interest in airplane travel by offering short aerial tours at relatively low prices. Perhaps the passenger who took this 25-mile tour, via Stout Air Services, in July 1928 later became a full-fare passenger on one of the company's regular flights between Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
- Air Travel Brochure, "How to Get the Maximum Enjoyment Out of Your Flight," circa 1928 - Flying was a new experience for Americans in the late 1920s. Stout Air Services offered relatively inexpensive tour flights to attract new passengers. This brochure calmed the nerves of first-time flyers. Passengers were assured that "the pilot always banks when turning," "the air supports the plane like the ocean supports a ship," and "dizziness is unknown in airplanes."
- circa 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Air Travel Brochure, "How to Get the Maximum Enjoyment Out of Your Flight," circa 1928
Flying was a new experience for Americans in the late 1920s. Stout Air Services offered relatively inexpensive tour flights to attract new passengers. This brochure calmed the nerves of first-time flyers. Passengers were assured that "the pilot always banks when turning," "the air supports the plane like the ocean supports a ship," and "dizziness is unknown in airplanes."
- Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929 - In 1929, Stout Air Lines offered regular passenger flights between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Cleveland, with intermediate stops along both routes. Service was via Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Flying time from Detroit to Chicago was about three hours, and about 100 minutes from Detroit to Cleveland. Connecting air and rail lines took Stout passengers farther into the Midwest and Northeast.
- April 01, 1929
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Stout Air Lines Brochure with Air and Rail Connections, 1929
In 1929, Stout Air Lines offered regular passenger flights between Detroit and Chicago, and Detroit and Cleveland, with intermediate stops along both routes. Service was via Ford Tri-Motor airplanes. Flying time from Detroit to Chicago was about three hours, and about 100 minutes from Detroit to Cleveland. Connecting air and rail lines took Stout passengers farther into the Midwest and Northeast.
- Air Travel Brochure, "Fly to Detroit in 100 Minutes," circa 1928 - Air travel cost more than train or bus transportation, but it was faster. One could fly from Cleveland to Detroit in just 100 minutes -- have your breakfast in Cleveland, spend the business day in Detroit, and be back in Cleveland for dinner, as this brochure colorfully explained it. The same trip took 3 hours and 50 minutes by railroad.
- circa 1928
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Air Travel Brochure, "Fly to Detroit in 100 Minutes," circa 1928
Air travel cost more than train or bus transportation, but it was faster. One could fly from Cleveland to Detroit in just 100 minutes -- have your breakfast in Cleveland, spend the business day in Detroit, and be back in Cleveland for dinner, as this brochure colorfully explained it. The same trip took 3 hours and 50 minutes by railroad.