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Often, a metal sheath was added to the leading edge of each aircraft propeller blade for extra durability. This helped protect the wood from damage by rocks and other debris that was common on the dirt airstrips of the 1910s and 20s. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.

Initially, aircraft propellers were created from single pieces of wood. As propeller technology advanced, manufacturers began to laminate thin layers of wood together. This prevented warping and enhanced strength. #EnduranceEngines #AvGeek This tweet was posted on August 09, 2022.

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.

McDonnell Douglas portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the middle-class family in a promotional poster. American's inaugural DC-10 service operated from Los Angeles to Chicago. Have you ever flown on a DC-10? #DC10 #AmericanAir #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.

The first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 entered service #onthisday in 1971 with @AmericanAir. The #DC10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes at smaller airports thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and the public. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 05, 2022.

By 1930, the Pan American Airways System linked twenty-nine Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories with regularly scheduled airmail, passenger, and cargo flights. #DefunctThursday #PanAmerican #PanAm #AvGeek #AviationHistory This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.

Pan American pioneered commercial airline service to Latin America and the Caribbean in the late 1920s and early 1930s. In less than 3 years, Pan Am’s routes increased from an inaugural 261-mile Miami-Havana line to over 19,000 miles. #DefunctThursday #AvGeek #PanAm This tweet was posted on August 04, 2022.

“First Flights: Early Women Aviators and their Aircraft” is on display post-security in Terminal 3 and online at: https://t.co/cFAFpvsWKR #EarlyWomenAviators #AvGeek #AviationHistory #womeninhistory #aviator #pilot #womeninaviation This tweet was posted on August 03, 2022.

Our essay of images focuses on select examples from the more than two thousand models held in the collection of SFO Museum. See photographs from our model collection on display, pre-security, on the arrivals level of Terminal 3. #AvGeek #AviationHistory #ModelAirplane This tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.

SFO Museum hopes the enlargement of details provides an opportunity to return our gaze to the art of the model makers, which can be easily overlooked when focusing on these historical recreations. #AvGeek #ModelAirplane This tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.

In many cases, the original aircraft are lost to history, but these small-scale representations remain as a reminder of that innovative past. #AvGeek #ModelAirplane This tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.

Model aircraft play a unique role in the imagination of aviation enthusiasts of all ages. They help contextualize the heroic stories and technological triumphs of flight. #AvGeek #ModelAirplane This tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.