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See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 22, 2019.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines purchased a large fleet of the DC-8-63 and operated them though the 1980s. The airliner was reliable, comfortable, and ideal for the carrier’s transoceanic, world routes. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 22, 2019.

In 1959, United Air Lines and Delta Airlines introduced the Douglas DC-8. The DC-8-63 series, an updated, stretched, long-range variant of the DC-8 promoted as the "Super 63", was introduced nearly a decade later. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 22, 2019.

The F-27 Friendship would prove to be one of the most successful and enduring regional airliner designs of the postwar era and beyond, with nearly 600 produced and operated worldwide. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 15, 2019.

In the mid-1950s, Fokker began developing an airliner that would fill a major niche in regional commercial aviation: the F-27 Friendship. The F-27 featured short takeoff and landing capabilities, which made it ideal for operating out of small airports. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 15, 2019.

See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbajOXP #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 07, 2019.

More than four hundred DC-3s were initially ordered by most major airlines. By 1940, nearly three million passengers had flown in DC-3s, and the aircraft had collectively logged over 100 million miles. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 07, 2019.

The Douglas DC-3 was arguably the most significant commercial airliner introduced prior to World War II. The #DC3 incorporated numerous advancements, including an all-aluminum fuselage, and an ultra-strong, low-drag wing design. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on February 07, 2019.

See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.

Although the #Sikorsky S-40 served #PanAm well through the 1930s, it was often noted for its lack of aerodynamic efficiency due to its many struts and support wires. Charles Lindbergh famously referred to it as a “flying forest.” #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.

The #Sikorsky S-40 was developed in response to requests from #PanAmerican Airways’ president Juan T. Trippe for a high-capacity flying boat. Capable of carrying 38 passengers, the cabins were spacious and luxuriously appointed with mahogany paneling. #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 28, 2019.

See "Aviation Evolutions: The Jim Lund 1:72 Scale Model Airplane Collection", which features more than 200 models, on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum. https://t.co/lZ4ZbaBqmp #AviationEvolutions This tweet was posted on January 25, 2019.