Tweets about Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation We've posted 16 Tweets about this exhibition since it opened.

The green paint on this piece of fuselage from a Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor is Zinc Chromate, a corrosion resistant protectant and organic matter barrier developed by the Ford Motor Company in the late 1920s and used to preserve metal aircraft parts and fuselages. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on April 03, 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.

See "#Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation" on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. https://t.co/hZ1EfC9gva #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on March 18, 2019.

Without aluminum, the rapid advancement of aviation in the twentieth century would have been impossible. Our newest exhibition, "Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation" presents a survey of the uses of aluminum in aviation over the last century. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on March 18, 2019.