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.

One of the first uses of aluminum helicopter rotor blades was in the Hiller XH-44 “Hiller-copter”, designed and built by Stanley Hiller, Jr. in 1944. Prior helicopter rotor blade designs were constructed primarily of wood and had a slight amount of flexibility. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on July 21, 2019.

The Viscount was the world’s first turboprop airliner to go into service in 1953. The mid-range airliner featured a pressurized aluminum fuselage, a capacity for up to 75 passengers, and 4 turboprop engines. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on July 16, 2019.

The seat shown here was designed in 1940 by the Warren McArthur Corporation specifically for the Douglas DC-3 and C-47. It was the first seat designed by the company for passenger use in an airplane and adjustable to five positions. #AviationAluminum #avgeek This tweet was posted on May 08, 2019.