@SFOMuseum Instagram Posts Tagged enduranceengines This is SFO Museum's archive of the @SFOMuseum Instagram account. There are 7 posts . See all the tags or all the Instagram posts that have been archived so far.

Glenn H. Curtiss (1878–1930) started the Curtiss Company in 1902 to manufacture engines and motorcycles. This image was posted on April 21, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory

Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Katherine Stinson (1891-1977) was the fourth woman in the United States to obtain a pilot’s certification. This image was posted on March 28, 2023. #enduranceengines #womenshistorymonth

Micarta is a plastic compound first developed around 1910 by George Westinghouse (1846–1914). This image was posted on February 21, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory

In 1917, Katherine Stinson asked Glenn Curtiss to build a new exhibition aircraft for her. This image was posted on January 24, 2023. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #katherinestinson

Flown by Australian pilots Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935) and Charles Ulm (1898–1934), with navigation and radio operations performed by American crew members Harry Lyon (c. This image was posted on October 05, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #airplane

Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. This image was posted on August 09, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #propeller #airplane

Our newest gallery in the Aviation Museum and Library is open! This image was posted on June 10, 2022. #enduranceengines #avgeek #aviationhistory #museum