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 This record is superseded by Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation (2017~ to 2019-07-23)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

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 XH-44 featured two rigid, counter-rotating rotor blades, which required the rigidity of aluminum in order to prevent contact at high revolutions, potentially causing severe damage to both. By the 1960s, most helicopter rotors were made out of aluminum. #AviationAluminum This tweet was posted on July 21, 2019.

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.