The display reads: The Pioneer First stainless steel airplane, built in 1931 by the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company, of Philadelphia to demonstrate the practicability of its "shotweld" process of fabricating stainless steel, subsequently employed by the Budd Co in building lightweight railroad trains. The Pioneer was flown approximately 1,000 hours in the United States are Europe.   Site last updated 03-16-2008. FireFox 1.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.2 or higher versions recommended. Lucrecci.com Copyright © 2000-2008 All rights Reserved.