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Modern airliners such as the Boeing 247, Douglas DC-2, and Douglas DC-3 were rolled out with passenger seats made from aluminum alloys. These seats featured either upholstery crafted into the seat and either slip-on or strap-on cushions. The aluminum seat shown here was designed in the 1940s by the Warren McArthur Corporation specifically for the Douglas DC-3 and C-47, the military transport version of the DC-3. It was the first seat designed by the company for passenger use in an airplane and adjustable to five positions. "Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation" is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/AviationAluminum Image: Douglas DC-3 airplane seat, c. 1943. Gift of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society. 2018.034.001 This image was posted on May 08, 2019.

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Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation
This aviation exhibition was on display between March 2019 and 2017~ in the AML Aviation Museum Gallery 01 gallery, located in International Terminal
Aluminum: The Miracle Metal of Aviation
This aviation exhibition was on display between 2017~ and July 2019 in the AML Aviation Museum Gallery 01 gallery, located in International Terminal