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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.
William B. Stout was an early aeronautical engineer whose main claim to fame was the design of the Stout 2-AT and 3-AT tri-motor airplane, the direct predecessor of the Ford 4-AT Tri-Motor, an early all-metal airframe that was affectionately known as the ‘Tin Goose’.
Sep 11, 2014 · After the failure of his military aircraft designs, William Bushnell Stout began a private fundraising campaign and ultimately raised enough money to establish the Stout Metal Airplane Company, which was soon purchased by Ford Motor Company, becoming the Stout Metal Airplane Division of the Ford Motor Company.
Apr 20, 2024 · The Scarab was William Bushnell Stout's attempt to "Simplicate and add more lightness," a motto he adhered to during his design processes. To understand the Scarab, one must first know the man...
Sep 5, 2014 · William Bushnell Stout was one of the most pioneering automotive and aviation designers of the early twentieth century. He was Chief Engineer for the Scripps-Booth Automobile Company beginning in 1914 and several years later joined the Packard Motor Car Company as its General Sales Manager.
Jan 6, 2008 · Mr. Stout, dead for half a century, is still remembered in Dearborn, his memory preserved in part by reminders like the William Bushnell Stout Middle School (“Home of the Falcons”).
Sep 23, 2014 · William Bushnell Stout: Automotive. Posted September 23, 2014 by DHSdigital. Cutaway drawing of a Stout Scarab, 1932. 1935 Wrigley Scarab. In addition to aircraft, Stout Engineering Laboratories also designed several automobiles during the 1930s-1940s, the most notable of which is the Stout Scarab.
