Taking Flight

Taking Flight (HM2JHQ)

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N 42° 25.876', W 83° 28.628'

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with Stinson Aircraft Corporation

Detroit was abuzz with aviation fever in the 1920s.
Eddie Stinson, a successful aviator and stunt pilot, gained financing from Detroiters to build and test-fly the prototype Stinson Detroiter airplane — the first airplane with an enclosed cabin, electric starter, and wheel brakes. This successful flight led to the founding of Stinson Aircraft Corporation in 1926, producing aircraft in a factory along East Main Street in Northville. In March 1928, Stinson flew his new SM-1 monoplane to a world endurance record, and was honored in a banquet at Northville's First Presbyterian Church.

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Stinson used Harley Davidson motorcycle brakes on the prototype plane known as the "Stinson Detroiter."
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HM NumberHM2JHQ
Series This marker is part of the series
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Placed ByMotorCities National Heritage Area, National Park Service
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Date Added Friday, August 9th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 296234 N 4700633
Decimal Degrees42.43126667, -83.47713333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 25.876', W 83° 28.628'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 25' 52.56" N, 83° 28' 37.68" W
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