#avgeeks and history buffs: follow along this week for the underwater search for the Samoa Clipper, a #PanAm aircraft that was lost in 1938 near American Samoa. Live stream via @EVNautilus: https://t.co/9cKVC3D9FB
This tweet was posted on July 15, 2019.
15 all-cargo DC-8-54AF aircraft were built for United with much of the fuselage constructed as windowless. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 04, 2016.
1950s wood-carved Air France Breguet 763 Provence model aircraft on view in the Aviation Museum: http://ow.ly/6IBe5 #avgeeks
This tweet was posted on September 29, 2011.
@Maxjb Great question! The United Air Line Mainliner aircraft hanging from the ceiling at the Aviation Museum and Library is indeed a Douglas DC-3! Thanks for asking! https://t.co/4ds2HiV2QQ
This tweet was posted on February 05, 2020.
A deeply emotional journey for military personnel, flights to and from Vietnam were also a powerful and moving experience for a generation of young women who served aboard these aircraft as flight attendants. https://t.co/jA5xrcn1Wf #FreedomBird
This tweet was posted on September 27, 2019.
A fleet of stretched & updated DC-8 types, the Super 60 Series, was operated by #Braniff in the 1970s. Artist Alexander Calder conceived the colorful livery scheme for one of these aircraft, which was colorful christened “Flying Colors of South America.” #DefunctThursday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2022.
A matching building for the complex airfield lighting system sat adjacent to the hangars, and by the end of the decade, two-way radio communications were required for all aircraft.
#MillsField #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on February 24, 2023.
A theme of the Expo was commercial aviation and Zoe Dell traveled extensively as part of her work. Not content to just be a passenger, she earned a commercial pilot certificate with multiengine and instrument ratings, and in the early 1960s was a spokesperson for Piper Aircraft.
This tweet was posted on June 14, 2021.
Advances in aircraft design are incredible, particularly when comparing the 'Winnie Mae' (upper left),… http://t.co/mY2WYXXphY
This tweet was posted on November 20, 2013.
After the introduction of pressurized aircraft, United produced this brochure on altitude-related ear care. #paxex
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2016.
Air China, the flag carrier of the People’s Republic of China, commenced operations #onthisday in 1988. Air China is one of the few international carriers at SFO that still operates Boeing 747 aircraft. Have you ever flown on Air China? #av
This tweet was posted on July 01, 2019.
Air France ordered twelve of the aircraft, which entered service in 1953, and were operated on routes to Algiers and Southern Europe for carrying both passengers and freight. #AviationEvolutions
This tweet was posted on August 24, 2018.
Aircraft pressurization, introduced with the #Boeing 307 in 1938, changed commercial aviation by allowing aircraft to fly higher. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on May 08, 2017.
Aircraft propellers convert the power produced by the aircraft’s engine into thrust. Most early manufacturers produced fixed-pitch propellers from wood. Most wood propellers were constructed from hardwoods such as walnut, birch, oak, or mahogany. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.
Although Alaska Airlines can trace its roots back through various incarnations to the early 1930s, it officially began operating as Alaska Airlines on June 6, 1944. The iconic Eskimo on Alaska's aircraft tails was first introduced in 1972. Have you ever flown on #Alaska?
This tweet was posted on June 06, 2018.
Although the Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often derided for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to the aircraft as a “flying forest.” #WingWednesday #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on January 27, 2021.
Although transpacific service was halted by the outbreak of WWII, the war years were transformational for air travel. Not only were new and improved aircraft developed, but a network of airfields was built across the Pacific as part of the war effort. #AirmailDownUnder #AvGeek
This tweet was posted on August 30, 2022.
American Airlines was founded #onthisday in 1926! The airline celebrates its birthday as April 16, 1926, the date when Charles Lindbergh piloted the first Robertson Aircraft airmail route flight, carrying mail from St. Louis, Missouri, to Chicago, Illinois. #avgeek
This tweet was posted on April 15, 2019.
Ames’ legacy includes developing the swept wing, testing numerous aircraft and spacecraft designs, and advancing our understanding of transonic, supersonic (above the speed of sound), and hypersonic (more than 5x the speed of sound) aerodynamics. #NASAAmesWind
This tweet was posted on April 05, 2023.
An Aircraft Marshaller or signal person is a person who visually communicates directions between the pilot of an aircraft and ground crew in order to direct the aircraft into a particular space or position. Do you recognize what type of plane this is? #avgeek
This tweet was posted on August 02, 2019.
As rival United Air Lines had exclusive rights to the Boeing 247, TWA (Transcontinental & Western Air) turned to Douglas Aircraft to develop an improved competitor. The Douglas DC-2 was developed in the early 1930s and introduced in 1934. #WingWednesday #avgeek
This tweet was posted on February 10, 2021.
At the aft underbelly of the Boeing 727 was a uniquely located passenger door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
Braniff International Airways purchased a large fleet of the 727 and, after advertising executive Mary Wells Lawrence radically revamped the airline’s corporate identity, painted their aircraft in a variety of brightly colored liveries. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.
But in 1971, with astronomically high costs, doubts about profitability, and pressure from environmental groups due to the noise pollution caused by supersonic aircraft, Congress cancelled funding for the SST program before Boeing could produce a prototype. #SSTFirstGeneration
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.
By 1940, nearly three million passengers had flown in DC-3s, and the aircraft had collectively logged over 100 million miles. By the end of production, more than 10,000 commercial and military transport versions had been built, and a few are still flown today. #WingWednesday
This tweet was posted on March 10, 2021.
By 1969, twenty-six airlines reserved 122 of the aircraft for delivery, including Pan American World Airways and American Airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.