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The first flight of the Boeing 377 took place #onthisday in 1947.
This image was posted on July 08, 2019.
#avgeek #aviationgeek #aviation #aviationhistory #vintageaviation #history #avhistory #aviationgeeks #avgeeks #boeing #boeing377 #stratocruiser
#Onthisday in 2004, the longest regularly scheduled commercial nonstop flight, departed from Singapore and landed in Newark, New Jersey operated by Singapore Airlines.
This image was posted on June 28, 2019.
#singapore #airbus #newark #modelairplane #avgeek #singapoeairlines
In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history.
This image was posted on June 21, 2019.
#unitedairlines #united #aircraft #avgeek #watercolors #illustration #aircraft
In the early 1970s, United Airlines commissioned aviation artist Nixon Galloway of Manhattan Beach, California, to create a series of watercolor paintings depicting each aircraft flown by the airline and its subsidiaries from the beginning of the company’s history.
This image was posted on June 21, 2019.
#unitedairlines #united #aircraft #avgeek #watercolors #illustration #aircraft
Beginning with the 1903 Wright Flyer, lightweight aircraft engines made of aluminum were vital to the advancement of aviation.
This image was posted on June 20, 2019.
#aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #engine #radialengine
Beginning with the 1903 Wright Flyer, lightweight aircraft engines made of aluminum were vital to the advancement of aviation.
This image was posted on June 20, 2019.
#aviationaluminum #aluminum #design #industrialdesign #avgeek #engine #radialengine
Cuban-born designer Adolfo Sardiña (b.
This image was posted on June 19, 2019.
#adolfo #cuban #panam #paa #flightattendant #uniform #avgeek #crewlife
#Onthisday in 1971, Southwest Airlines began intrastate operations in Texas.
This image was posted on June 18, 2019.
#avgeek #southwest #happybirthday
In the 1970s, TWA (Trans World Airlines) introduced plastic swizzle sticks formed into the shapes of easily-identifiable symbols representing the airline’s major flight destinations.
This image was posted on June 11, 2019.
#avgeek #twa #france #india #england #greece #spain #hongkong #italy #africa #transworldairlines
Pan Am Express was a subsidiary of Pan American World Airways primarily focused on connecting passengers to Pan Am's hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for Latin American and trans-Atlantic routes, but also provided regional services in many other areas of the U.S., as well as the Bahamas and Europe.
This image was posted on June 03, 2019.
#avgeek #postcard #panam #aérospatiale
During the 1930s and ‘40s, as new forms of entertainment were electronically transmitted along radio waves from venues and broadcast stations to the public in their homes, the streamline designs of radios further conveyed the idea of technological progress.
This image was posted on May 28, 2019.
#streamlinesaesthetics #streamline #design #industrialdesign #avgeek