Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation See all the exhibitions. This record supersedes Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation (2019-03-09 to 2017~)

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.

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.

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.