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.
Airline insignia from 1920-1980 are on view at the Intl Term's #Aviation Museum in Emblems of the Airways. Learn more: http://t.co/TRqsPjEP
This tweet was posted on February 06, 2013.
Airline insignia from the 1920s-80s are on view in the Aviation Museum's exhibit, "Emblems of the Airways" http://t.co/oflsg6g0 #avgeek
This tweet was posted on January 08, 2013.
Airmail became a driving force in the development of commercial aviation after WWI. Airmail envelopes and letters were instant souvenirs of new routes and first flights. Flight covers serve as tangible proof of major aeronautical achievements. #AirmailDownUnder
This tweet was posted on October 12, 2022.
Although our Aviation Museum & Library is closed for construction, we have two online-only exhibitions to share!
This tweet was posted on July 13, 2021.
An inspiring poster from the 1930s! These famous aviators of their day encouraged people to drink more milk.
This tweet was posted on June 26, 2016.
As commercial aviation advanced in the 1920s and ‘30s, pilots and mechanics needed written instructions on how to properly fly these machines and keep them in operating condition. Manuals for airliners were split into flight operations and maintenance categories. #ByTheBook
This tweet was posted on July 07, 2019.
As the commercial aviation industry grew in the early 1930s, it became apparent that San Francisco Airport needed to enlarge and enhance their passenger facilities. Construction began in 1936 for a new administration building. #SFOHistory
This tweet was posted on March 16, 2021.
As the twentieth century neared, the balloon had been in existence for over 100 years and was the most prevalent form of #aviation up to that time. This 1910 photo from #Oakland, CA, shows a balloon ascension with onlookers. #IntoTheEther
This tweet was posted on October 18, 2018.
As the world grows more and more interconnected, can you imagine what it was like to fly around the world in the 1930s, when the aviation industry was just in its infancy? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome
This tweet was posted on January 12, 2021.
At SFO Museum's Aviation Museum and Library, patrons can learn how to find reliable information and evaluate sources. #DayofFacts
This tweet was posted on February 17, 2017.
Aviation Museum & Library is open on Sun, closed on Mon; all other exhibits open 24/7. Safe travels to this weekend's 1 million SF visitors!
This tweet was posted on October 05, 2012.
Aviation breakthrus made pilots fashionable heroes. Summer flying suits from A.G. Spaulding & Bros 1930 catalog: http://t.co/6LvmfpPI
This tweet was posted on March 07, 2012.
Aviator fashion, à la 1922: http://t.co/vGJMBTSw The large pockets on the leather jacket distinguish it from ordinary streetwear.
This tweet was posted on February 22, 2012.
Aviators, including Lincoln Beachy, Silvio Pettirossi, and Allan and Malcolm Loughead pose with… https://t.co/WmTwZQy65M
This tweet was posted on April 16, 2015.
Awesome pic of our 1939 Pan Am globe! RT @Hedonia: United @ SFO Aviation Library and Museum http://t.co/dIbU3vhv
This tweet was posted on December 05, 2011.
Awesome! (Air West's uniforms straight out of Star Trek!) RT @SFist: Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Air Hostess http://t.co/5HxaZTEP #Aviation
This tweet was posted on August 01, 2012.
Before Glenn Curtiss (1878-1930) turned to aviation, he was one of the first to design motorcycles that significantly improved on their bicycle heritage. An avid cyclist and racer, he ran a small manufacturing and retail shop in NY in the late 1890s. #EarlyAmericanMotorcycles
This tweet was posted on March 19, 2021.
Between our love of #aviation & upcoming show on mtn bikes, this @BBC vid of a pedal-powered plane is SO up our alley! http://t.co/rAqJMPxH
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2012.
By the end of World War II, Link's company had sold over 10,000 of his "blue box" trainers. His early models provided safe instruction and advanced skills development for over half a million aviators. #TheMainLine
This tweet was posted on February 23, 2018.
Catch "Early Birds", pre-security, in the Aviation Museum & Library before it flies away. https://t.co/iSNqNjtmpW
This tweet was posted on June 20, 2016.
Charles Lindbergh avidly promoted aviation's development & flew Pan Am's 1st airmail flight to Mexico City in 1929 http://t.co/HiUJZcNS
This tweet was posted on November 21, 2011.
Check out this slideshow with historical photos from the book, Pan Am: An Aviation Legend by Barnaby Conrad! #AVGeek https://t.co/wajVMRM6Hh
This tweet was posted on October 30, 2015.
China Basin & Mission Bay in SF has gone through an enormous transformation within the last twenty years. Let's go even further back; this photo by earlier aviator & mechanical engineer S.H. Page shows China Basin & Mission Bay as an industrial hot spot in the 1920s. #sfhistory
This tweet was posted on February 16, 2018.
China Clipper is on display pre-security in the Aviation Museum and Library, which is open from 10:00am to 4:30pm daily. https://t.co/MPq52u5pOS #ChinaClipper
This tweet was posted on February 27, 2019.