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Happy Birthday, California!
This image was posted on September 09, 2021.
#california #catchourstyle #aircalifornia #hughesairwest
Amid the height of the Cold War, the U.S.S.R. was committed to producing a supersonic transport (SST) before the Western world.
This image was posted on September 08, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #sst #supersonictransport #tupolev #aeroflot
The Airbus A300 was the first wide-body airliner produced by Airbus Industries, a European aerospace manufacturing consortium formed in 1970.
This image was posted on September 01, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #aviationhistory #a300 #airbus
The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was a wide-body, long-range tri-jet airliner introduced in 1972.
This image was posted on August 25, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #l1011 #lockheed #tristar
The first wide-body jumbo-jet to be introduced, the Boeing 747 revolutionized long-distance, transoceanic commercial aviation and set the standard for all other wide-body designs that followed.
This image was posted on August 18, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #boeing #boeing747 #cathaypacific #panam
In 1965, SFO Helicopter Airlines, which operated local helicopter flights between San Francisco and Oakland, introduced a new transbay route operated by a hovercraft.
This image was posted on August 11, 2021.
#throwbackthursday #sfohistory
The winter 1968 uniform by Dalton Apparel for Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a more colorful departure from the TWA’s previous looks.
This image was posted on August 06, 2021.
#flightpatterns #uniform #flightattendant #dalton #transworldairlines #crewlife
The Boeing 737 was designed to be a short-to-mid-range regional jetliner and incorporated many of the assemblies and components used in the Boeing 727.
This image was posted on August 04, 2021.
#wingwednesday #boeing #lufthansa #boeing737
The DC-9 was designed by Douglas as a mid-range jetliner with a smaller capacity than the Boeing 727 and with the ability to serve the short runways of small regional airports.
This image was posted on July 28, 2021.
#wingwednesday #hughesairwest #douglasaircraft #dc9 #avgeek #airplane
#Onthisday in 1882, Geoffrey de Havilland was born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
This image was posted on July 27, 2021.
#dehavilland #tdih #avgeek #airplane
#Onthisday in 2019, the first flight landed at SFO’s new Harvey Milk Terminal 1.
This image was posted on July 23, 2021.
#sfohistory #harveymilkterminal1 #harveymilkexhibition
Artist Alexander Calder was born #onthisday in 1898.
This image was posted on July 22, 2021.
#alexandercalder #avgeek #braniff
In 1960, Delta Airlines proudly introduced the 615 miles-per-hour Convair 880, produced by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, of San Diego, California.
This image was posted on July 14, 2021.
#wingwednesday #convair880 #deltaairlines #convair
Although our Aviation Museum & Library is closed for construction, we have two online-only exhibitions to share!
This image was posted on July 13, 2021.
Douglas developed the DC-8 jetliner during the mid-1950s as a competitive design to Boeing’s 707 jetliner.
This image was posted on July 07, 2021.
The Lockheed L-188 Electra was the only large turboprop airliner produced in the United States.
This image was posted on June 30, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #lockheed #l188
Trans World Airlines (TWA) took a subtle approach to their 1968 summer uniform.
This image was posted on June 29, 2021.
#flightpatterns #avgeek #airline #airlineuniform #1960s #fashion #twa
Century Pacific Air Lines was one of the early commercial airline companies to operate at Mills Field.
This image was posted on June 22, 2021.
#sfohistory #avgeek #airline #aviationhistory
Introduced in 1952, the de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet was the first commercial passenger jetliner to enter service, years before the introduction of other jetliners.
This image was posted on June 16, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #dehavilland #dehavillandcomet #jet
Mid-1960s airline fashion showcased bright and colorful, patterned fabrics for the first time in the industry.
This image was posted on June 10, 2021.
#flightpatterns #avgeek #airline #airlineuniform #1960s #fashion #northwestairlines
The L-1649 Starliner, the final variant in Lockheed’s Constellation-based design series, embodied the zenith in large-capacity, piston-engine airliner development, rivaled only by the Douglas DC-7C, with which it was designed to compete.
This image was posted on June 09, 2021.
#wingwednesday #airplane #avgeek #aviationhistory #lockheed #l1649 #lockheedconstellation #twa
The DC-7 was Douglas Aircraft’s last design evolution of the piston-powered, four-engine, low-wing airliner layout that began with the DC-4.
This image was posted on June 02, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #dc7
Not one, but TWO exhibitions and galleries opened this week!
This image was posted on May 28, 2021.
#flightpatterns #stonewarestories #avgeek #museum #uniforms #pottery
Introduced in 1951, the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation was an enhanced-range, stretched upgrade of the L-049 Constellation and was developed primarily to compete on transatlantic routes with the Douglas DC-6.
This image was posted on May 26, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #lockheed #l1049 #superconstellation
Are you as excited as we are that the Sky Terrace @flysfo is reopening?
This image was posted on May 25, 2021.
#sfo1954 #sfohistory #skyterrace #airport #avgeek
It's Wing Wednesday!
This image was posted on May 19, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #martin404
Preeminent French couturier Pierre Balmain was born #OnThisDay in 1914.
This image was posted on May 18, 2021.
#fashioninflight #fashion #balmain #avgeek #twa #cathaypacific
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was considered the most luxurious airliner aloft when introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1949.
This image was posted on May 12, 2021.
#wingwednesday #avgeek #airplane #boeing #boeing377
Well, would you Wookiee at that!
This image was posted on May 04, 2021.
#maythefourth #starwars #unitedairlines #paxex
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