Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation See all the exhibitions. This record is superseded by Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation (2017~ to 2019-07-23)

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Installation view of "Aluminum: the Miracle Metal of Aviation" . Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on Apr 12, 2019.

 

Installation view of "Aluminum: the Miracle Metal of Aviation" . Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on Apr 12, 2019.

 

Installation view of "Aluminum: the Miracle Metal of Aviation" . Image by SFO Museum. It was taken on Apr 12, 2019.

Tweets about Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation The @SFOMuseum Twitter account has posted 16 tweets about Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation. Here are 3 of them, chosen at random.

The Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior is a nine-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine. The Wasp Junior was designed for the mid-size engine market and was installed in numerous civil, commercial, and military aircraft. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on June 20, 2019.

This is the last week to see “Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation”, currently on view in the Aviation Museum and Library. Learn about how #aluminum’s strength, malleability, and durability transformed the #aviation industry. https://t.co/hZ1EfCqRTK #avgeek #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on September 09, 2019.

The use of aluminum in airplane airframes was pioneered by Jugo Junkers, who in 1920 introduced the F 13, the world’s first all-metal airliner made of the aluminum alloy “Duralumin,” which was corrugated throughout the airframe for added strength. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on April 03, 2019.